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Rules of Construction or Interpretation re: Error of Reference

HH149-09 : THE STATE vs K A JUVENILE
Ruled By: UCHENA J and ASSESSORS: NYANDORO and MUTAMBIRA

Section 29(2) of the Mental Health Act, which provides for a special verdict, refers to section 248 of the Criminal Law (Reform and Codification) Act [Chapter 9:23] as the section which provides for a mental disorder or defect being a complete defence. It provides as follows; “(2) If a judge or magistrate presiding over a criminal ...
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