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Criminal Law [1993] ZASCA 186

S v Potgieter (355/92)

S v Potgieter (355/92) [1993] ZASCA 186; [1994] 3 All SA 432 (A) (29 November 1993)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
355/92
Judges
Hoexter, Kumleben, Van Coller

The court confirmed a murder conviction, rejecting the appellant’s sane automatism and irresistible impulse defences, but set aside the sentence and remitted the matter for reconsideration.

  • Murder
  • Non Pathological Criminal Incapacity
  • Automatism
  • Irresistible Impulse
  • Sentencing
  • Correctional Supervision
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