DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY

Question 1

how is diminished responsibility defined

Answer 1

s2 homicide act 1957, amended by the coroners and justice act 2009

Question 2

byrne

Answer 2

An abnormality of mental functioning is when D’s mental functioning is so different from that of an ordinary person’s that a reasonable person would call it ‘abnormal’

Question 3

case for paranoid personality disorder?

Answer 3

martin

Question 4

battered womens syndrome

Answer 4

ahluwalia

Question 5

case for depression

Answer 5

seers

Question 6

case for extreme stress

Answer 6

brown

Question 7

case for schizophrenia

Answer 7

edgington

Question 8

case for diabetes

Answer 8

hennessy

Question 9

Di duca?

Answer 9

Being intoxicated is NOT a recognised medical condition

Question 10

Wood?

Answer 10

dependency syndromes/addiction is a recognised medical condition

Question 11

Tandy

Answer 11

RMC caused by using alcohol or drugs (brain damamge) are still RMC’s

Question 12

R v Golds

Answer 12

a substantial impairment means that the abnormality has more than minimal impact to D’s ability to understand the nature of their conduct, form a rational judgment or exercise self control

Question 13

what are the 3 things that can be impaired

Answer 13

understand the nature of their conduct
forming a rational judgement
excersing self control

Question 14

example of nature of conduct

Answer 14

delusions- thinks that they are killing an alien when they are killing a human

Question 15

example of forming a rational judgement

Answer 15

thinks its ok to kill humans bc they r evil

Question 16

example of not exercising self control

Answer 16

psychpaths

Question 17

Section 2(1B) of the homicide act 1957

Answer 17

D’s abnormality explains D’s conduct when it causes or
is a significant contributory factor in causing D to kill

Question 18

Dietschmann?

Answer 18

d’s abnormality doesnt need to be the only reason why they kill, just a sig part of why