Murder and Voluntary Manslaughter

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  • Created by: A Francis
  • Created on: 05-06-13 10:36
X B G I I F K G Y N V N J C B Y D Q K G X
U K I S R H B E B N C B L G E T A X P S L
P M B T F I O U D A B H B U I K E S R M S
P U B O N D V L V M A D X L N T K E G Y N
D R I N I P W C H H E Y A J A G G I N N S
M D N E K M E U N C I K V L W G M O A Y O
U E S A F H C Q B S P R S X I U H K L C J
R R A N M J R G O T M Y G R R T R G O C S
D M N D R T P F E E A N T D N V D P R R S
E E D D V W F G R I E G E A A A F W T H E
R N P O X F C V X D N R N O V H S M N W Q
A S R B P H B N A I O I T V D Q B A O L O
C R O I U L E R Y M T Q E Y V S V L C J O
T E C N N G N F I R Y S M S M V B C F C C
U A T S Y M I S A U K U J M N J S H O R G
S W O O L L S M I R U D C Q T F L E S I E
R N R N A I Q X C K V B B Y K L C R S G P
E T M U O C F Q O K K P V J H O M E O P C
U M Q N N I G A Q S E U E H C V W K L A N
S Y S F A P P O K X Y W O I B W A C V U X
D H K M T Y W O D N D H K P U A E R S Y D

Clues

  • (1) D must have lost Self Control (2) There Must be a Qualifying Trigger (3) A person of the same sex and age would have acted the same way as D in the circumstances (4, 2, 7)
  • (1) D's fear of serious violence (2) A things done or said (a) which are of an extremely grave character (b) Caused a justifiable sense of being seriously wronged (10, 7)
  • A Contractual Duty - A Duty because of a Relationship - A Duty taken on Voluntarily - A Duty that arises due to the D setting in motion a chain of events (6, 9)
  • A Duty due to a Relationship (7, 3, 7)
  • A Duty taken on voluntarily (5, 3, 8)
  • A person who is brain dead would not be considered a reasonable creature in being. (9)
  • Fear of violence is a qualifying trigger (6, 7)
  • If the jury are satisfied that the abnormality substantially impaired the D even if he is intoxicated he should be guilty of manslaughter (11)
  • Malice Aforethought Express or Implied (6, 4, 3)
  • The Unlawful Killing of a Reasonable creature in being under the Queens Peace (6, 5, 4)

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