Voluntary manslaughter- Diminished responsibility Flashcards
Definition
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
Depressive illness
R v Gittens
Irresistible impulses
R v Bryne
Battered woman syndrome
R v Alhuwalia
Alcoholism
R v Wood
Paranoia
R v Simcox
Alcohol dependency syndrome
R v Stewart
Adjustment disorder
R v Dietschmann
Epilepsy
R v Campbell
Pre-menstrual tension
R v Smith
Post natal depression
R v Reynolds
Paranoid personality disorder
R v Martin
Schizophrenia
R v Moyle
Significantly impair in a way that was more than just trivial or minimal
R v Golds
Defendant has to show loss of control due to recognised medical condition
R v Bryne