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Criminal Law [1998] ZASCA 109

S v Henry (246/97)

S v Henry (246/97) [1998] ZASCA 109; [1999] 1 All SA 290 (A) (27 November 1998)

The appeal court rejected a defence of psychogenic automatism and upheld convictions for two murders and pointing a firearm.

  • Murder
  • Automatism
  • Actus Reus
  • Psychogenic Amnesia
  • Onus Of Proof
  • Arms And Ammunition Act
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Criminal Law [1996] ZASCA 12

S v Cunningham (241/95)

S v Cunningham (241/95) [1996] ZASCA 12 (14 March 1996)

The court dismissed an appeal against a culpable homicide conviction, holding that the evidence did not support a defence of sane automatism.

  • Culpable Homicide
  • Sane Automatism
  • Onus Of Proof
  • Psychogenic Amnesia
  • Culpable-homicide
  • Sane-automatism
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