Voluntary Intoxication A03 Flashcards
1
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+P1: fallback principle
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public policy - R v Lipman
2
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+DP1: ensures convictions,
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specific intent crimes morally worse
3
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-WDP1: fallback principle inconsistent
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not all crimes have corresponding BI crime
4
Q
-P2: DPP v Beard controversial
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vol intox used to be aggravating
5
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-DP2: criticised
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vol intox is the root of many violent offences
6
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-WDP2: excessive drinking encouraged
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burden on the NHS
7
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-P3: R v Heard
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wording of act ignored, loophole
8
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-DP3: issues with distinction between SI and BI
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needs reform
9
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+WDP: R v Heard
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public policy
10
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-P4: DPP v Majewski - problematic
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undermines contemporaneity
11
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-DP4: goes against LP of recklessness R v Cunnigham
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df arguably doesn’t see the risk at the time of intox
12
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+WDP4: R v Richardson & Irwin
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clarified the law
