Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – Trial – Alternative Verdicts – Duty of Court to Consider Manslaughter Even Where Defence is Accident

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

The court must consider manslaughter as an alternative verdict if the evidence supports it, regardless of the defence adopted. The judge's duty is to put questions arising from the evidence, not just those raised by counsel. The court must arrive at the true view of…

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