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1
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Who defined murder?

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Lord Coke

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What is the definition of murder?

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The unlawful killing of any human being under the King’s peace in any country of the realm with malice aforethought

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What are the 2 times murder will be considered lawful?

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Necessity
Self-defence

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What is the case for self-defence?

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Martin

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Can an unlawful killing be committed by omission?

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Yes

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What is the case for an unlawful killing to be committed by omission?

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Gibbins and Proctor- neglected their child who therefore died

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What is an human being?

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Living independently outside of the womb

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What is the case for the definition of human being?

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AG Ref No.3 1994

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What did the case of Malcherek and Steel say?

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A person on life support is not considered a human being

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What does it mean if a killing is ‘under the King’s peace’?

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The killing is lawful if it is in a time of war if you are killing an enemy

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What does ‘any country of the realm mean’?

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That a British citizen can be tried for murder even if committed in another country

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12
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What is the test for causation in fact?

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The ‘but for’ test

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What is the case for causation in fact?

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White

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14
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What 3 things are needed for legal causation?

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Morally responsible
More than minimal cause
Accelerated the death

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15
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What is the case for legal causation?

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Pagett- Human shield

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16
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What are novus actus interveniens?

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Things that break the chain of causation

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What are the 3 types of NAI?

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Act of victim (Longbottom)
Act of third party (Jordan)
Unpredictable event

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18
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Do eggshell conditions break the chain?

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Never break the chain of causation

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19
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What did the case of Blaue say about eggshell conditions?

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D must take the V as he finds them

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20
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What are the 2 types of mens rea for murder?

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Direct intent
Oblique intent

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21
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What is direct intent and the case?

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Has the aim and desire for the result (Mohan)

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What is oblique intent and the case?

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The result was virtually certain (Woolin)

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23
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What is unlawful act manslaughter?

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D committed an unlawful act that lead to D’s death but the MR for murder is not present

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What is the 2 part test for unlawful act manslaughter?

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The act must be a crime
Cannot be committed through omission (Lowe)

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What is a dangerous unlawful act?

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Sober and reasonable man would regard it as dangerous and some risk of harm occurring

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What is the case for dangerous unlawful act?

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Church

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What can a dangerous and unlawful act not be?

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Doesn’t have to be aimed at V but may be aimed at a person or property

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What are the cases for UA person and property?

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Person- Larkin
Property- Goodfellow

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29
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The unlawful act must cause…

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Death

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30
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Do normal causation rules apply for dangerous unlawful act and what are they?

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Yes
Fact
Legal
NAI

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31
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What are the rules on causation and drugs?

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If D supplies and does inject he is liable, if D supplies and the V self injects he is not liable unless he supplied it to someone young and misinformed

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32
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what is the case for causation and drugs?

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Kennedy

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33
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What is the MR for unlawful act manslaughter?

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they don’t need to realise that it was dangerous as long as they intended the act

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34
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What is the case for MR and unlawful act manslaughter?

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Newbury and Jones

35
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What is involuntary manslaughter?

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An unlawful killing where the D had no intention to kill or cause GBH

36
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What case restated the test for gross negligence manslaughter?

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Broughton

37
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What is gross negligence manslaughter?

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When D has killed but lacks the MR for murder and unlawful act manslaughter

38
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What are the 5 elements that must be established for gross negligence manslaughter?

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DOC
BOD
Risk of death
Breach causes death
Gross negligent act

39
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What is the neighbor principle and what case?

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People closely and directly affected by an act
Donoghue v Stevenson

40
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What are the 5 established duties for gross negligence manslaughter duty of care?

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Contract (Pitwood)
Public office (Dytham)
Relationship (Gibbons and Proctor)
Voluntary (Stone and Dobinson)
Limit harm caused (Miller)

41
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What is the test for breach of duty?

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Reasonable man with the same skill level and expertise

42
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What is risk of death?

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Reasonably foreseeable at the time of breach

43
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What is the case for risk of death?

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Rose- life threatening is not the same as the possibility of risk of death

44
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Is causation the same for gross negligence manslaughter?

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Yes

45
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What does grossly negligent mean?

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Breach so bad it amounted to a criminal offence

46
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What is the case for the MR of gross negligence and the held?

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Adomako- behaviour so bad it amounted to a criminal offence

47
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What is voluntary manslaughter?

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D had the AR and MR for murder but there is a defence as to why they killed

48
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What was the act that set out the rules on voluntary manslaughter?

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Coroners and Justice act 2009

49
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What section of the coroners and justice act is loss of control?

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S.54

50
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What are the 2 defences for voluntary manslaughter?

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Loss of control
Diminished responsibility

51
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What does s.54(1a) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 state?

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D’s acts/omissions resulted from loss of self control

52
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What does s.54(1b) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 state?

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The loss of self control resulted from a qualifying trigger

53
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What does s.54(1c) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 state?

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A person of the same age, sex and characteristics as D would’ve acted in the same way

54
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What does S.54(2) of the Coroners an Justice Act say?

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Loss of control does not have to be sudden

55
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What does S.54(4) of the Coroners an Justice Act say?

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If a person acts out of revenge, it will fail as it cannot be pre-meditated ‘snapped out of nowhere’

56
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What did the case of Jewell say about loss of control?

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Sleeping badly and not being able to think straight was an insufficient defence

57
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What is S.55 of the Coroners an Justice Act about?

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Qualifying triggers

58
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What does S.55(3) of the Coroners an Justice Act say?

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V fears serious violence and does not have to be reasonable as long as it is honest

59
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What is the case for S.55(3) of the Coroners an Justice Act?

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Lodge

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What does S.55(4) of the Coroners an Justice Act say?

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The thing said must be extremely grave and the V must have been seriously wronged

61
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What is the case for S.55(4) of the Coroners an Justice Act?

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Zebedee

62
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What does S.55(5) of the Coroners an Justice Act say?

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The trigger can be a combination of the S.55(3) and (4)

63
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What does S.55(6c) of the Coroners an Justice Act say?

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It cannot be due to sexual infidelity unless combined with the other triggers

64
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What is the case for sexual infidelity not being a trigger?

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Dawes

65
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What is the case for sexual infidelity not being a trigger unless combined with other triggers?

A

Clinton

66
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What is the normal person’s test? 3 parts

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A person of d’s sex and age with same degree of tolerance in same circumstances react in the same way
Other circumstances
Intoxication not taken into account

67
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What is the case for intoxication not being taken into account?

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Amelash

68
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What are examples of other circumstances in the normal person’s test?

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Mental health
Sexual abuse

69
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What is the case for other circumstances in the normal person’s test?

A

Hill

70
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What act defines diminished responsibility?

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S.2 Homicide Act 1957, amended by s.52 Coroners and Justice Act 2009

71
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What is diminished responsibility?

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A partial defence to a charge of murder

72
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What are the 4 parts of diminished responsibility and their sections?

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S.52(1)- Abnormality of mental functioning
S.52(1)(a)- From a recognised medical condition
S.52(1)(b)- Substantially impaired D’s ability
S.52(1)(c)- Provides an explanation for D’s acts

73
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What is abnormality of mental functioning and what is the section?

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Must suffer from abnormality of mental functioning with medical evidence
S.52(1)

74
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What does the case of Byrne say about abnormality of mental functioning?

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‘a state of mind so different from that of ordinary human beings that a reasonable man would term it abnormal’

75
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How can a medical condition be recognised?

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By psychiatrists on an internationally recognised list

76
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What are the 6 recognised medical conditions under S.52(1a) with cases?

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Alcohol dependency syndrome (Tandy)
Battered spouse syndrome (Ahluwahlia)
Depression (Seers)
Schizophrenia (Kay)
Autism (Conroy)
Paranoid personality (Squelch)

77
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What comes under S.52(1)(b) of diminished responsibility?

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Substantial impairment of ability

78
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What are the 3 things that come under substantial impairment of ability?

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Understand their conduct
Form rational judgement
Ability to exercise self control

79
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What does it mean for D to understand their conduct and the section under substantial impairment of ability?

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They are in an automatic state and don’t understand what they are doing
S.52(1)(a)

80
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What does it mean for D to form rational judgement and the section under substantial impairment of ability?

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D can’t form rational judgement
S.52(1)(b)
eg. paranoia

81
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What does it mean for D to have the ability to exercise self control and the section under substantial impairment of ability?

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They can’t stop themselves from killing
S.52(1)(c)

82
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What is the section number for ‘provides an explanation for D’s conduct’?

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S.52(1)(c)

83
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How can an explanation be provided for D’s conduct?

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Has to be a casual connection as to why D killed and their abnormality of mental functioning- significant factor

84
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What are the rules on diminished responsibility and intoxication?

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Intoxication alone cannot be used unless there is an abnormality of mental functioning along with it or alcohol dependency syndrome

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