S v HAMUNAKWADI 2015 (1) ZLR 392 (H)
Citation | 2015 (1) ZLR 392 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-323-15 |
Court | High Court, Mutare |
Judge | Hungwe J & Assessors |
Heard | 23, 24, 26 & 27 February 2015; CAV |
Judgment | 4 March 2015 |
Counsel | M Matsikidze, for the State |
Case Type | Criminal trial |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Criminal law – defences – provocation as a defence to murder – can never exonerate completely but may reduce charge to one of culpable homicide – provocation in circumstances not amounting to partial defence – may be mitigatory – witchcraft – belief in – when may be regarded as sufficient provocation to act as partial defence – principles to follow
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