murder CASES

Question 1

parents/child

Answer 1

gibbons & proctor

Question 2

assumed responsibility

Answer 2

stone & dobinson

Question 3

contractual duty

Answer 3

pittwood

Question 4

public duty

Answer 4

dytham

Question 5

chain of events

Answer 5

miller

Question 6

statutory duty

Answer 6

s170 of the road traffic act 1988

Question 7

turning off life support (murder)

Answer 7

malcharek

Question 8

operating to save a life (murder)

Answer 8

Re A

Question 9

a foetus is not a human being (murder)

Answer 9

AG’s ref no.3 1994

Question 10

d has not killed v in battle (murder)

Answer 10

page

Question 11

express malice (direct intent) (murder)

Answer 11

belfon

Question 12

express malice , oblique intent (murder)

Answer 12

woolin

Question 13

implied malice

Answer 13

vickers

Question 14

abnormality of mental functioning (DR)

Answer 14

byrne

Question 15

sexual psychopath (DR)

Answer 15

byrne

Question 16

chronic depression (DR)

Answer 16

seers

Question 17

pre-menstrual tension (DR)

Answer 17

smith

Question 18

battered wives syndrome (DR)

Answer 18

Ahluwalia

Question 19

mental deficiency (DR)

Answer 19

speake

Question 20

post-natal depression (DR)

Answer 20

reynolds

Question 21

alcohol dependency syndrome (DR)

Answer 21

wood

Question 22

impairment must be ‘important or weighty’ (DR)

Answer 22

golds

Question 23

D’s substantial impairment must not come from intoxication alone (DR)

Answer 23

egan

Question 24

must be sufficient evidence to leave to the jury (LOC)

Answer 24

clinton

Question 25

D has lost ability to act within considered judgement or normal powers or reasoning (LOC)

Answer 25

jewell

Question 26

2hr delay was sufficient (LOC)

Answer 26

ahluwalia

Question 27

will not count if d is acting out in revenge (LOC)

Answer 27

baille

Question 28

fear of violence from burglars (LOC)

Answer 28

martin

Question 29

anger trigger threshold is very high, so it rarely succeeds (LOC)

Answer 29

doughtry

Question 30

combination of triggers (LOC)

Answer 30

sands

Question 31

cannot be used if D incites the situation (LOC)

Answer 31

johnson

Question 32

sexual infidelity alone is not enough for anger trigger (LOC)

Answer 32

clinton

Question 33

objective test (LOC)

Answer 33

camplin

Question 34

unemployment, epilepsy, depression (LOC)

Answer 34

gregson

Question 35

discovering infidelity (LOC)

Answer 35

clinton

Question 36

sexual abuse suffered as a child (LOC)

Answer 36

hill

Question 37

intoxication (LOC)

Answer 37

asmelash

Question 38

bad temper (LOC)

Answer 38

mohammed