S v STEPHEN 1992 (1) ZLR 115 (H)
Citation | 1992 (1) ZLR 115 (H) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Chidyausiku J |
Heard | 22 July 1988 |
Judgment | 20 February 1992 |
Counsel | R Goba for the State |
Case Type | Criminal trial |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Criminal law — mental disorder or disability — hysterical dissociation — accused still capable of minimal degree of self — control and of forming mens rea — special verdict thus not applicable
Criminal procedure (sentence) — murder — extenuating circumstances — acts done in state of diminished responsibility with only very minimal degree of self-control — appropriate sentence
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