Diminished Responsibility 0.0 / 5 ? LawCriminal lawA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Gg18Created on: 08-03-19 15:19 What are the elements of dimished responsiblity ? AMF, RMC, SIA and Explnation for the killing 1 of 11 What is abnormaility of mental functioning? State of mind so different from an ordinary human being that a reasonable person would term it abnormal 2 of 11 What does the amf need not be? Permanent or have existed from birth 3 of 11 What is the recognised medical condition? Established medical knowledge, from a wide range of medical lists which reflect current medical practice 4 of 11 Who decided whether the D has rmc? The jury 5 of 11 Examples of RMC's? Clinical depression, PTSD, Asperger's, PMS, Epilepsy, Paranoia, Severe Learnig Disabilities, Battered Woman Syndrome 6 of 11 What are the 3 elements of substantial impairment of D's ability? Understand the nature of his conduct, form a rational judgement and exericse self control 7 of 11 Do you need to prove all three? No only one 8 of 11 What does D need to show that because of his abnormality of mental functioning he had impaired ability to Recognise the nature of what he did or know the nature and quality of his conduct 9 of 11 What did Ahluwalia show that her abnormailty of mental functioing caused? Less able to reach a reasonable/rational opinion 10 of 11 What is D beleiving he was possessed by the devil who was dictating his behaviour an example of? D's ability to exercise self-control was substantially impaired 11 of 11
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