Court of Appeal of Zambia - 1966 March

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March 1966
Confession or admission of intent to commit adultery can amount to grave provocation, warranting reduction of murder to manslaughter.
Criminal law — Provocation — Confession or statement of intention to commit adultery constitutes grave and sudden provocation; Criminal procedure — Appeal — Where trial judge makes no adverse finding on defence facts, appellate court adopts facts most favourable to appellant; Proportionality of lethal response; Reduction of murder to manslaughter.
15 March 1966
Secrecy is an essential element of abduction with intent to confine; conviction under s.228 requires proof of secrecy.
Criminal law – Abduction with intent to confine – Secrecy is an essential element of s.228 – Distinction from abduction under s.226 – Insufficient evidence of secrecy (R v Siwakwi).
15 March 1966