Principle

CRIMINAL LAW – Defences – Provocation – When Unavailable to Reduce Murder to Manslaughter

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Provocation is unavailable to reduce murder to manslaughter if the trial and appellate courts find the defence not established. The defence requires sudden loss of self-control caused by the victim's act, before cooling time. The burden is on the accused to prove provocation on a…

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