Topic 6: Fatal Offences 2) Voluntary Manslaughter

Question 1

What is diminished responsibility?

Answer 1

A person who kills or is party to a killing of another not to be convicted of murder if he was suffering from an abnormality of mental functioning which:
A) arose from a recognised medical condition
B) substantially impaired D’s ability to
•understand the nature of his conduct
•form a rational judgement
•exercise self-control
C) provides an explanation for D’s acts and Omissions I’m doing or being a party to the killing