| Court: | Zambia Supreme Court |
| Facts: | Sialubi had someone else's calf; he claims that it was dead when he got it, and he had permission from the owner to take the dead animal. The owner disputes this view of the facts. |
| Posture: | Appeal from a trial where Sialubi was convicted because the judge believed the owner. |
| Issue: | Does the statute, with its very harsh penalties, cover dead animals? |
| Holding: | No. It only refers to live animals. |
| Rule: | This is a more general theft, not a live stock theft. |
| Reasoning: | The trial court did OK with determining that there was a theft, but didn't properly address the question of whether the beast was alive. |
| Dicta: | |