R. v. MUSA S/O THOMAS (1968) HCD 479
Held:
“It
has been repeatedly stated in these courts that, normally, sentences of imprisonment
should not be imposed in cases where attempted suicide is involved. No reasons
were disclosed as to what prompted the accused to act as he did, but it is
clear that in cases of this nature an accused person is usually deserving of
sympathy and not punishment.”
Sentences reduced to such term as will result in
the immediate release of accused.
No comments:
Post a Comment