A2 Diminished Responsibility
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- Created on: 05-10-16 11:24
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2. What must the defendant be suffering from?
- A migraine
- An abnormality of mental functioning
- A serious case of the flu
- The common cold
3. What is crucial for the abnormality of mental functioning in order to come within the boundaries of diminished responsibility?
- That it arose from a recognised medical condition which substantially impairs D's ability to understand the nature of his/her conduct, to form a rational judgement or to exercise self-control and this must provide an explanation for D's actions.
- That it arose from the flu
- Nothing is crucial
- That it makes you feel sick
4. What did the case of Byrne (1960) define 'abnormality of mental functioning' as?
- There is no definition
- 'A state of mind so different from that of ordinary human beings that the reasonable man would term it abnormal'
- What is Byrne?
- 'A problem in the head'
5. Under what act(s) is the defence of diminished responsibility set out?
- s1 Equality Act 2010
- s2(1) Homicide Act 1957, as amended by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009
- s22 Offences against the Person Act 1861
- s10 Homicide Act 1957
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