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Crime 4
Murder & VM
Term | Definition |
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Diminished Responsibility | Partial defence to murder based on an abnormality of mental functioning |
Loss of Control | Partial defence to murder based on a fear or anger trigger |
Barriers to LoC | Sexual infidelity, incitement, revenge |
Byrne | DR case - psychopath |
Vinaigre | DR case - 'Othello Syndrome' |
Clinton | Sexual infidelity not a barrier if 'part of context' |
Dawes | D hadn't lost control and just wanted V to leave |
Hatter | End of a relationship isn't 'grave' enough for anger trigger |
Bowyer | Abuse received when burgling somebody didn't give a 'justifiable' sense of being seriously wronged |
Ahluwalia | BWS is an RMC. Would now use fear trigger |
Wood | Alcoholism can be an RMC |
Dietschmann | Intoxication should be disregarded when looking at effects of the RMC |
Campbell | DR case - brain damage |
Ward | 'Things said or done' needn't be directed at D |
Doughty | Old provocation case - crying baby |
Dowds | Voluntary intoxication is not an RMC |
Golds | Give 'substantial' its normal meaning |
Asmelash | Intoxication can't be a 'characteristic' for LoC |
Gurpinar | Judge decides whether LoC may be put to jury |
Zebedee | Father with Alzheimer's disease |
Martin | DR & self defence |
Lambert | Burden of proof for DR is on D - this complies with ECHR |
Janiszewski | PTSD as an RMC |
Spencer | Aspergers as an RMC |
Brown | Old DR cases can still apply |
Erskine | Schizophrenia as an RMC |
Price | DR used in mercy killing |
O'Connell | Prescription drug use not an RMC |
Lord Coke | Gave 'accepted' definition of murder |
Gibbins & Proctor | Murder can be committed by omission |
Vickers/Cunningham | Implied malice can be MR of murder |
Woollin/Matthews & Alleyne | Indirect intent sufficient for murder |
Adams | Doctrine of 'double effect' protects doctor |
Inglis | Mercy killing is still murder |
Rejmanski | Circumstances affecting D's capacity for tolerance can't be considered in LoC |