Diminished Responcibility Flashcards
What act is diminished responsibility found in
Homocide act 1957
What is stage 1 for diminished responsibility
D must be suffering from an abnormality of the mental functioning which arose from a recognised medical condition
What does Byrne define as an abnormality of mental functioning
“State of mind so different from that of ordinary human beings that the reasonable man would term it abnormal”
What mental issue is Hobson
Battered wives syndrome
What mental issue is Campbell
Epilepsy
What mental issue is Seers
Chronic depression
What mental issue is Smith
Pre-menstrual tension
What mental issue is Stewart
Alcohol /drug addiction
What mental issue is Martin
Paranoia/ personality syndrome
What mental issue is Byrne
Irresistible impulses
What is stage 2 of diminished responsibility
The abnormality must impair D’s ability to:
What is stage 2 ,A for diminished responsibility
Form rational judgements (paranoia, schizophrenia, battered wives syndrome)
What is stage 2 , B for diminished responsibility
Understand the nature of their conduct
What is stage 2, C for diminished responsibility
Exercise self control
What does Golds state
The abnormality must be “weighty” (of importance not trivial
