Self-Defence revision cards

Question 1

S.76 (3)

Answer 1

force must be necessary in circumstances as D believed them to be

Question 2

S.76 (4) (b)

Answer 2

jury must believe ‘D genuinely believed’ force was necessary

Question 3

S.76 (7) (a)

Answer 3

a person acting for legitimate purpose may not be able to weigh to a nicety the level of force needed

Question 4

S.76 (7) (b)

Answer 4

D acted honestly and instinctively

Question 5

Gladstone Williams

Answer 5

D made a genuine honest mistake

Question 6

Whyte

Answer 6

the jury must decide whether force was reasonable

Question 7

Owino

Answer 7

‘was force reasonable in circumstance D believed to be’

Question 8

Beckford

Answer 8

D does not have to wait to be attacked and can make a pre-emptive strike

Question 9

O’Grady

Answer 9

If D uses too much force due to intoxication then they cannot claim self-defence

Question 10

S.76 (5)

Answer 10

If D uses too much force due to intoxication then they cannot claim self-defence

Question 11

Hussain

Answer 11

revenge attack is not self-defence

Question 12

Bird

Answer 12

D does not have to wait to be attacked