THE STATE v NOMORE MAKWINJA and DIANA MAKWINJA

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the first accused is guilty of murder or culpable homicide.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Nature and severity of assault, accused's state of mind, cause of death."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the second accused is guilty of murder or culpable homicide.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Her presence during the assault, her actions, her failure to intervene."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the first accused had actual or legal intention to cause death.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused's testimony, nature of assault, weapon used."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the first accused negligently caused the death of the deceased.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Reasonableness of his conduct, foreseeability of risk."}

Background