Voluntary Manslaughter- LOC Flashcards
VM- Act?
Coroners and Justice Act 2009
LOC- section no.
S.54
Actual LOC - not acting out of character
Jewell
QT- fear of serious violence
Lodge
Lodge
killed D after being attacked with a bat
QT- things said/done of extremely grave character
Zebedee
Zebedee
killed father after he soiled himself- not justifiable sense of being seriously wronged
QT- trigger not sexual infidelity
Dawes
QT- sexual infidelity if combined with others
Clinton
NPT- circumstances considered, history sexual abuse
Hill
NPT- Intoxication not taken in account
Asmelash
NPT- circumstances decided by judge
Rejmanski
Rejmanski
PTSD from army excluded as circumstance in this case
Jewell
tired, sleeping badly and unable think straight- not complete LOC