Voluntary manslaughter- Diminished responsibility Flashcards

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Definition

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A person is not found guilty of murder if at the time of killing they were suffering from an abnormality of mental functioning which arose from:
Recognised medical condition
Substantially impairs defendants’ ability to form rational judgements, understood nature of conduct or exercise self-control
Provides an explanation for defendants acts and omissions
S.52 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009

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Depressive illness

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R v Gittens

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Irresistible impulses

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R v Bryne

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Battered woman syndrome

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R v Alhuwalia

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Alcoholism

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R v Wood

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Paranoia

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R v Simcox

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Alcohol dependency syndrome

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R v Stewart

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Adjustment disorder

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R v Dietschmann

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Epilepsy

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R v Campbell

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Pre-menstrual tension

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R v Smith

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Post natal depression

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R v Reynolds

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Paranoid personality disorder

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R v Martin

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Schizophrenia

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R v Moyle

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Significantly impair in a way that was more than just trivial or minimal

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R v Golds

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Defendant has to show loss of control due to recognised medical condition

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R v Bryne

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Does not need to be sole reason but substantial cause

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R v Dietschmann

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Intoxication cannot support a defence

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R v Dowds

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Pre-existing abnormality of mental functioning and is intoxicated

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R v Osbourne

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Jury to decide if ADS will satisfy or whether defendant simply drunk

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R v Stewart