Section 229: Assault with premeditation
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229. Assault with premeditation
Where there has been premeditation or lying in wait, the punishment, if
death has ensued, shall be penal servitude, and if death has not ensued, shall
be penal servitude for a term not exceeding 20 years.
[S. 229 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by s. 8 (b) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
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- Is a premeditated assault punished more severely than one done on impulse?