Murder cases

Question 1

Actus Reus of Murder
Omission via a relationship

Answer 1

Gibbons and Proctor

Question 2

Actus Reus of Murder
Omission taken voluntarily

Answer 2

Stone and Dobinson

Question 3

Actus Reus of Murder
Omission via an official position

Answer 3

R v Dytham

Question 4

Actus Reus of Murder
Omission via a statutory duty

Answer 4

Road traffic act 1988 s.170

Question 5

Actus Reus of Murder
Omission via a contractual duty

Answer 5

R v Pittwood

Question 6

Actus Reus of Murder
Omission via a chain of events set in motion by the d

Answer 6

R v miller

Question 7

Mens rea of murder
Indirect intent

Answer 7

R v Nedrick
Woolin
Matthews and Alleyene

Question 8

Mens rea of murder
Intent to cause serious harm

Answer 8

Vickers

Question 9

Murder defences
Diminished responsibility
Original act that created diminished responsibility

Answer 9

S.2 Homicide Act 1957

Question 10

Murder defences
Diminished responsibility
Updated act for diminished responsibility

Answer 10

S.52 Coroners and Justice Act 2009

Question 11

Murder defences
Diminished responsibility
Abnormality of mental functioning

Answer 11

R v Byrne

Question 12

Murder defences
Diminished responsibility
Recognised medical condition
Psychopathy

Answer 12

R v Byrne

Question 13

Murder defences
Diminished responsibility
Recognised medical condition
Paranoia

Answer 13

Tony Martin

Question 14

Murder defences
Diminished responsibility
Recognised medical condition
Epilepsy

Answer 14

Campbell

Question 15

Murder defences
Diminished responsibility
Recognised medical condition
Depression

Answer 15

Gitten
Seers

Question 16

Murder defences
Diminished responsibility
Recognised medical condition
Postnatal depression

Answer 16

R v Reynolds

Question 17

Murder defences
Diminished responsibility
Recognised medical condition
PTSD

Answer 17

Bradley

Question 18

Murder defences
Diminished responsibility
Recognised medical condition
Battered woman’s syndrome

Answer 18

Ahluwalia
Thornton

Question 19

Murder defences
Diminished responsibility
Substantially impairs

Answer 19

Egan

Question 20

Murder defences
Loss of Control
What was the original law?

Answer 20

provocation law

Question 21

Murder defences
Loss of Control
Act where it is found

Answer 21

s.54 and s.55 Coroners and Justic Act 2009

Question 22

Murder defences
Loss of Control
Cases for the d lost self-control
Master of their own mind

Answer 22

Ibrams and Gregory

Question 23

Murder defences
Loss of Control
Qualifying Trigger
d fears serious violence from the v

Answer 23

R v Ward

Question 24

Murder defences
Loss of Control
Qualifying Trigger
things said or done from a grave character that caused the d to have a justifiable sense of being seriously wronged

Answer 24

R Zebedee
R v Hatter

Question 25

Murder defences Loss of Control Qualifying Trigger a combination of both fear and things said or done

Answer 25

R v Dawes

Question 26

Murder defences Loss of Control Restrictions on Qualifying Triggers Sexual Infedelity

Answer 26

Clinton

Question 27

Murder defences Loss of Control The Objective Test

Answer 27

Camplin

Question 28

Murder defences Loss of Control The d lost control doesn't need to be sudden and temporary

Answer 28

Baillie

Question 29

Murder defences Loss of Control The d lost control allows for gradual and provoking acts

Answer 29

Ahluwalia Thornton

Question 30

Murder defences Loss of control Objective test Does not consider characteristics like alcoholism

Answer 30

Holley - alcohol Ashmelash - drugs

Question 31

Muder defences Loss of control the d lost control must be a provoking factor and evidence for loss of control

Answer 31

Jewell