Diminished Responsibility Flashcards
R v Byrne
A state of mind so different from that of an ordinary human being that a reasonable man would term it abnormal
R v Martin
Paranoid personality disorder
R v Ahluwalia
Battered woman’s syndrome
R v Seers
Depression
R v Brown
Extreme stress
R v Edgington
Schizophrenia
R v Hennessy
Diabetes
Di Duca
Immediate effects of alcohol or drugs is not a recognised medical condition
R v Wood
Alcohol dependency syndrome is a recognised medical condition
R v Tandy
Brain damage is a recognised medical condition
Golds
A substantial impairment means that the abnormality has more than minimal impact
S2(1B)
This is the case when the abnormality causes, or is a significant contributory factor is causing, D to carry out his conduct
R v Dietschmann
The abnormality does not have to be the only cause, just a significant cause
