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FO-voluntary manslaughter and Loss of control Flashcards

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1
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voluntary manslaughter

A

AR and MR for murder but has a special defence which reduces the charge to manslaughter.

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Special

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A charge of murder only

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partial

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D is going to have a defence which reduces murder to manslaughter

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What act is loss of control under

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s54 the coroners and justice act 2009

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successful plea of loss of control

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guilty of manslaughter

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plea of loss of control for judge

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Allows the judge more discretion
No mandatory life sentence

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Standard and onus of proof procedure

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Proved by prosecution
Judge decides whether there is sufficient evidence
Assume D is satisfied unless prosecution proves beyond reasonable doubt

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Four Elements

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  1. did d’s act result from a loss of self control
  2. Loss of self control caused by one of the qualifying triggers
  3. objective test plus age and sex
  4. if defence barred
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The killing must have resulted from loss of self control facts

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does not need to be sudden
Must be partial and total
Does not apply if D acted in a desire for revenge

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judge procedure for must have resulted in loss of self control

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D raises LOC
Judge hears evidence and decides if its enough
If enough jury decides whether LOC applies

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Resulted in loss of self control cases

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Jewell
Dawes

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Jewell fact of law

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It was decided D must have ‘lost it’ or ‘snapped’ to prove however he didn’t.

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what are the qualifying triggers?

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Fear
Anger

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What act is fear under?

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s55 (3)

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What is fear?

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D fears serious violence from V against D or another identified person.

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Three elements of fear

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  1. violence does not need to be directed.
  2. If D makes a mistake about FOSV judged on facts.
  3. Self defence can be used if FOSV.
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FOSV

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Fear of serious violence

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violence does not need to be directed at D case

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Ward

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What happens if D makes a Mistake?

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subjective test

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Self defence

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If D thought excessive force was necessary then it’s accepted.

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Anger

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Things done or said or both. Can be Third party.

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Anger facts

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Constituted circumstances of extremely grave character.
Caused D to have justifiable sense of being seriously wronged.
Requires evidence of significant anger.

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What act is anger under?

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s55 (4)

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What test is relevant to the anger trigger?

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objective test

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zebedee

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Didn’t constitute extremely grave character and sense of being seriously wronged.

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Hatter

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Break up not suffice to satisfy anger trigger.

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Bowyer

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Not seriously wronged just a justifiable sense of being wronged

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Dawes

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No LOC, induced violence that led to death.

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Didn’t constitute extremely grave character and sense of being seriously wronged.

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Zebedee

30
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No LOC, induced violence that led to death.

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Dawes

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Not seriously wronged just a justifiable sense of being wronged

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Bowyer

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Break up not suffice to satisfy anger trigger.

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Hatter

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Evans

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“the greater the deliberation, the less likely that
it followed a true loss of control”.

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Exclusions

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Sexual infidelity
D caused violence which led to LOC
Considered desire for revenge

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Sexual infidelity and condition of own defence what acts are they under

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s55(6)

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Sexual infidelity

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Describes the act of engaging in emotional or sexual intimacy outside the marriage or relationship.

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Clinton

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Judge decided not enough evidence for LOC since infidelity wasnt a justifiable reason.

38
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D caused violence which led to LOC

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a) Incited by what D done or said for providing excuse to use violence.
b) Sense of being seriously wronged by things done or said is not justifiable if D incited for an excuse to violence.

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Jewell

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D induced the violence

40
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Considered desire for revenge what act is it under

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s54(4)

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What act is standard of self control under?

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s54

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Meaning of standard of self control

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This relates to the degree of tolerance and self restrain expected from D.

43
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What act is self control assessed by

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s54(1) (c)

44
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s54 (1) ( c)

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A person of D’s sex and age in the circumstances of D, Might have reacted in the same or similar way’

45
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What should s54 (1) (c) be read alongside

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s54(3)

46
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What test is neccesary for self control

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objective

47
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Circumstances taken into account in regards to trigger factors

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Depression
Illness
addiction

48
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Rejamanski

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There was insufficient evidence, Disorders excluded from hypothetical ‘normal person’

49
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Loss of SC and Intoxication

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D must of reacted in the same way sober otherwise insufficient.

50
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Christian

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Judge ruled shouldn’t go to jury.

51
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Asmelash

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D wouldn’t of done the same thing sober so wasnt accepted.

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