S v KAMUSEWU 1988 (1) ZLR 182 (S)

1988 (1) ZLR p182

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Evidence — medical evidence — murder case — desirability of routinely calling doctor who prepared post-mortem report.

Criminal procedure (sentence) — murder — extenuating circumstances — intoxication — to what extent extenuating — denial by accused that he was intoxicated — acceptable evidence that he was under influence of alcohol — onus of establishing extenuating circumstances discharged in spite of accused's evidence.

Legal practitioner — defence counsel — murder case — accused falsely denying factors which would constitute extenuating circumstances — acceptable evidence aliunde to support a finding of extenuating circumstances — counsel entitled to argue that such circumstances exist, despite accused's attitude.