Definitions Flashcards
1
Q
Murder
A
Murder is the unlawful killing of a reasonable person in being and under the king’s peace with malice of aforethought expressed on implied
2
Q
Voluntary manslaughter
A
Defence to murder - killing was carried out when the D was suffering from loss of control or diminished responsibility
3
Q
Loss of control
A
- the defendant acts and omission or being a party of the killing resulted from LOC
- has a qualifying trigger
- same sex and age might have reacted in the similar way as the D
- reduces offence of murder to man slaughter