Diminshed Responsibility

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Where is the defence of diminished responsibility found?
S.52 Coroners and Justice Act 2009.
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An abnormality of the mind was defined in Byrne as "a...
"...state of mind so far from that of an ordinary human being that the reasonable man would term it abnormal."
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What cases demonstrate PND, PMT and BWS respectively?
Reynolds, English and Ahuluwalia/Thornton.
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The AOM must arise from a recognised medical condition. Where can a list of these recognised medical conditions be found?
World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases.
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The AOM must substantially impair a person's mental responsibility. It must be a significant...
...contributory factor in causing the D to act as he did.
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The AOM must substantially impair a person's mental responsibility. It need not be the only cause,...
...the main cause or most important factor.
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The AOM must substantially impair a person's mental responsibility. What case states that the impairment must be more than trivial?
Egan.
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What three things must be substantially impaired?
The D's ability to 1) understand the nature of his conduct, 2) form a rational judgement, 3) exercise loss of self-control.
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What must there have been a connection between?
The AOM and explanation for the killing.
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What is the case used to support the fact that intoxication cannot be used alone to support a defence of diminished responsibility?
Di Duca.
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What is the principle of Dietschmann?
You can still look at the D's abnormality even if the D was intoxicated.
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In what case was the D's brain damage considered, even though he had been intoxicated?
Hendy.
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The case of Wood shows what can be an AOM?
Alcohol dependency syndrome.
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What case states that the nature and extent of the alcohol dependency must be considered?
Stewart.
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