laws changing due to circumstance

Question 1

what are some examples of laws changing due to circumstance?

Answer 1

-manslaughter
-diminished responsibility
-loss of control
-automatism

Question 2

how does manslaughter change due to circumstance?

Answer 2

-where the offender suffers a diminished responsibility or acted under loss of control
-not life sentence
-open for judge to decide

Question 3

how does diminished responsibility change due to circumstance?

Answer 3

-a defendant can show that their mental health reduced their ability to understand what they were doing or form a rational judgement
-reduces homocide to manslaughter

Question 4

how does automatism change due to circumstance?

Answer 4

-a crime must be a voluntary act
-must have consciously chose
- if proven involuntary, they can plead automatism