Voluntary manslaughter - diminished responsibility
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- Created on: 03-02-23 19:50
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- Diminished responsibility
- An abnormality of mental functioning
- R v Byrne
- Which arose from a recognised medical condition
- Medical evidence must be given at the trial
- Can be psychological or physical conditions
- Autism
- R v Conroy
- Alcohol dependency syndrome
- R v Wood
- Epilepsy
- R v Campbell
- Chronic depression
- R v Gittens
- Autism
- Substantially impaired D's ability to:
- Understand the nature of his conduct
- Form a rational judgement
- Exercise self-control
- R v Campbell
- R v Lloyd
- R v Golds
- Provides an explanation for D's acts or omissions
- Abnormality of mental functioning must be linked to the murder
- Must be a significant contributory factor in causing the D to carry out that conduct
- Abnormality of mental functioning must be linked to the murder
- An abnormality of mental functioning
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