Voluntary manslaughter - diminished responsibility cases

Question 1

Byrne (1960)

abnormality of mental functioning

Answer 1

• The D was a sexual psychopath who strangled a young woman then mutilated her body.
• The medical evidence was that, because of his condition, he was unable to control his perverted desires.
• He was convicted of murder but the Court of Appeal quashed the conviction and substituted a conviction of manslaughter.