Mental Capacity Flashcards
R v Majewski (1977)
D had taken drugs and gone out to drink at a pub. Got into a fight harming the landlord and two police officers
R v Lipman (1970)
D had taken LSD, believing he was descending down to the centre of the earth being attacked by snakes. In reality he was murdering his girlfriend
AG for Northern Ireland v Gallagher (1963)
D deliberately made himself intoxicated in order to give himself courage to kill his wife
R v Allen (1988)
D had consumed homemade wine not knowing the strength of it, during his intoxication committed sexual assault
R v Hardie (1985)
D set light to his wardrobe after taking prescribed Valium for his partner, charged with arson
R v Bailey (1983)
Appellant was convicted of wounding with intent, claimed it was caused by hypoglycemia as a result of not eating after his insulin
Jaggard v Dickinson (1981)
Appellant had been out drinking for the evening and ran out of money for a lift home, knocking on a friends door she broke in thinking it was ok, but it wasn’t her friends house
M’Naghten (1843)
D was diagnosed with extreme paranoia, thought he was being persecuted by the Tories and tried to kill Sir Robert Peel
R v Clarke (1972)
D was absent minded, putting stuff in her bag whilst shopping, had the defence of insanity
R v Kemp (1956)
D suffered from arteriosclerosis, hitting wife with a hammer and caused GBH
R v Sullivan (1984)
D had suffered with epilepsy, had fits and was aggressive to those who offered help. injured an old man and charged with assault
R v Burgess (1991)
D and his girlfriend were at home watching videos. They both fell asleep and he attacked her with a wine bottle and a video recorder, charged with ABH
R v Windle (1952)
D’s wife wanted to die so he gave her 10 aspirin in one day, which killed her
R v Oye (2013)
D was acting strange, he threw crockery at police and was drinking water from the toilet cistern. he punched a female police officer breaking her jaw and was charged with ABH
Bratty v AG Northern Ireland (1963)
D killed a young girl in a lift that was caused y his psycho motor epilepsy
Hill v Baxter (1958)
D fell asleep when driving and caused an accident. D charged with death by dangerous driving
Broome V Perkins (1987)
Accused of driving in a hypoglycemic state and hit another car, reported himself to the police
R v Quick (1973)
D was a nurse who was diabetic, taken insulin but had also been drinking alcohol and had eaten enough. Assaulted a patient- 2 black eyes, fractured nose, split lip and bruising
R v T (1990)
D pleaded automatism to charges of robbery and ABH, she was raped three days earlier and psychiatrist diagnosed PTSD.
R v Hennessy (1989)
D drove off in a car that had been reported stolen, charged with taking a car without consent and whilst being disqualified
R v Bilton (2005)
D and a woman returned to his flat after a night out, he had put her to bed in his room whilst he slept on the sofa.later, the woman claimed she had woken up to find him raping her
