R v K
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r-v-k-200-14089578
title:
R v K
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In R v K, an important case in South African criminal law, the Appellate Division held that, in cases of private defence, the assault on the accused need not be committed culpably. It is also possible to act in private defence against someone who lacks criminal capacity, such as a mentally disordered person. Centlivres CJ compared the law in South Africa with what Holmes J said in Brown v United States:
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South African legal case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_K
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2023-03-19T19:29:44Z
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