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August 1981
Khumalo v People (S.C.Z. Judgment 14 of 1981) [1981] ZMSC 12 (10 August 1981)
Statements in a psychiatrist’s report are admissible only on mental state, not as evidence of guilt; conviction quashed.
  • Criminal evidence — admissibility of psychiatrist’s report — statements by the accused contained in medical reports inadmissible as evidence of guilt — psychiatric reports relevant only to mental condition — misdirection requiring reversal
10 August 1981