(West Indian Federal Supreme Court) If the prosecution have shown that the defendant’s actions were not done in self defence, then that issue is eliminated from the case.
Citations:
[1960] 2 WIR 523
Cited by:
Appeal from – John De Freitas v The Queen PC 10-Jul-1961
(West Indies) . .
Preferred – Palmer v The Queen PC 23-Nov-1970
It is a defence in criminal law to a charge of assault if the defendant had an honest belief that he was going to be attacked and reacted with proportionate force: ‘If there has been an attack so that defence is reasonably necessary, it should be . .
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Crime, Commonwealth
Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.539753