Zimbabwe

Criminal Law (codification and reform) Act

CHAPTER XI
CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

190 Mistake of fact in relation to unfinalised crimes
It shall not be a defence to a charge of threatening, incitement, conspiracy or attempting to commit a crime that the accused believed, due to a mistake of fact, that it was physically possible to commit the crime which was the subject of the threat, incitement, conspiracy or attempt, whereas in fact its commission was physically impossible.

Keywords

Mistake of fact - national proceedings



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