the director of public prosecutions vs john mtungi 1985 tzca 15 20 november 1985
A court cannot make a special finding of guilt by reason of insanity under section 168 of the Criminal Procedure Code without first hearing evidence to establish that the accused committed the act charged; to do so is a substantive conviction without trial and is an error of law.
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- Insanity defence
- Criminal procedure
- Special finding
- Conviction without evidence