Diminished responsibility- voluntary manslaughter Flashcards

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1
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What is the diminished responsibility structure?

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1-Intro
2-Abnormality of mental functioning
3-Has the AMF arise from a recognised medical condition
4-Substantial impairment of mental responsibility- 3 criteria
5-The AMF was a significant contributing factor to the death of the D.

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What should be included in a diminished responsibility intro?

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-partial defence
-S52 CAJA 2009
-Reduction of offence to voluntary manslaughter
-Discressionary life sentence
-D must prove their defence beyond the balance of probabilities.

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What section does an abnormality of mental functioning come under?

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S52 (1)

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3
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What case describes an abnormality of mental functioning?

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R V Bryne

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R V Bryne

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A state of mind so different to the ordinary person, that a reasonable man would deem it unreasonable.

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What cases illustrate an RMC?

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-Speake
-Gittens
-Smith
-Wood
-Dowds

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What is included in an RMC?

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-paranoid depression/ schizophrenia
-PTSD
-Other mental health conditions.

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What section does an RMC come under?

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-s52 (1) (a)

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8
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R V Speake?

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-Mental deficiency (any issue)

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9
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R V Gittens?

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Chronic depression

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10
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R V Ahluwalia?

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-Battered Woman’s syndrome

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R V Smith

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-PMS

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R V Wood

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-Alcohol dependency syndrome is an RMC.

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13
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R V Dowds

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-Drunkenness is not a recognised medical condition

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What must an RMC be confirmed by?

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-Doctors or medical authority.

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R V Campbell

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RMC must be confirmed by doctors or medical authority

16
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What section does a substantial impairment of mental responsibility come under?

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S52 (1) (B)

17
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What three criteria for a substantial impairment of mental responsibility?

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1-Able to understand nature of conduct
2- Form rational judgement
3-Excercise self control

18
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R V Egan?

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Substantial mental impairment meant more than trivial but less than total.

19
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what section does the abnormality of mental functioning must be a cause of significant contributory factor towards the death come under?

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S52

20
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R V Goulds

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A significant contributory factor is considered an ordinary word that the jury can understand without assistance.

21
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What are the two things to apply if intoxication is involved in DR?

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1- when D is suffering from DR and Intox simultaneously, jury should disregard intoxication.
2-When alcohol dependency is the RMC, did it lead to or significantly contribute to the D’s conduct.

22
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R v Dietschmann

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‘Has D satisfied you that, despite his drink,

his mental abnormality substantially impaired his mental responsibility for his fatal acts, or not?