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Criminal Law [1989] ZASCA 67

S v Stigling and Another (460/88)

S v Stigling and Another (460/88) [1989] ZASCA 67; [1989] 2 All SA 432 (A) (29 May 1989)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
460/88
Judges
Hefer, EM Grosskopf, Kumleben

Appeal court replaced murder convictions with culpable homicide, finding insufficient proof that the appellants actually foresaw the deceased’s death.

  • Dolus Eventualis
  • Culpable Homicide
  • Murder Vs Manslaughter
  • Subjective Vs Objective Foreseeability
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Culpable-homicide
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