Voluntary Manslaughter 0.0 / 5 ? LawCriminal lawA2/A-levelOCR Created by: JaimesuttonnCreated on: 07-03-19 17:35 what section and act does diminished responsibility come under? s2(1) Homicide act 1957 1 of 10 what is the burden of proof for voluntary manslaughter? Balance of probabilities 2 of 10 'a state of mind so different from that of ordinary human beings that the reasonable man would term it abnormal' R v Byrne 3 of 10 Alcohol dependency syndrome can be an abnormality of mental functioning R v Wood 4 of 10 should the burden of proof be on the defendant? No 5 of 10 What section does loss of control come under? s54(1) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 6 of 10 What is standard of self control? A person of D's sex and age with a normal degree of tolerance and self restraint 7 of 10 R v Clinton sexual infidelity alone cannot amount to a qualifying trigger for the defence of the loss of control 8 of 10 whats an issue with fear of serious violence? very high threshold for the defence to be available 9 of 10 R v Dawes Where D has incited the violence, D cannot rely on the qualifying trigger of fear of violence 10 of 10
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