R v Victor
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r-v-victor-292-2903307
title:
R v Victor
text:
R v Victor, an appeal against a conviction by a magistrate, is an important case in South African criminal law, especially as it bears on the defence of automatism. The driver of a motor vehicle was prone to epileptic seizures, and knew as much, but nevertheless put himself behind the wheel of a motor car. He had a seizure while driving and collided with a pedestrian and another car. The court on appeal sustained his conviction by a magistrate on the ground that the negligence which the accused
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encyclopedia
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South African legal case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Victor
date created:
date modified:
2022-06-06T14:03:39Z
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