Duress Flashcards

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To whom?

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Shayler broaden this to mean anyone whom the situation makes the d responsible for ie a stranger

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Threat of death or serious injury

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Valderama vega states that an accumulation can be accounted for if it contains one of the death or serious injury

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Graham test

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Was the d forced to comity the crimes because he reasonably thought there was a threat or death or serious harm
Hassan
Would te sober and reasonable person with the ds characteristics have committed the same crime
Bowen - age, sex, rmc, pregnancy, disability

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Escape

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Gill states that if the d had a safe opportunity to escape or raise the alarm then they should have taken it

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Imminence

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Abdul Hussain states that the imminence of the threat must operate on the mind of the d as to overbear his will

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Connection

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There must be a direct like between the crime committed and the threat as in cole

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Self induced duress

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This is when via association with people of a criminal nature the d has induced the duress
Sharp - had
Shepherd - not

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Duress by circumstances

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Conway can be by circumstances

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