Diminished Responsibility

Question 1

r v byrne
FACTS

Answer 1

Abnormality of mental functioning:
The defendant murdered a young girl staying in a hostel then he mutilated her body. He did so as he was suffering from irresistible impulses, he was unable to control

Question 2

r v byrne
LEGAL PRINCIPLE

Answer 2

Abnormality of mental functioning:
Abnormality of mental functioning is define as a state of mind so different from that of a ordinary human being that a reasonable man would term it abnormal

Question 3

Psychopathy

Answer 3

RECOGNISED MEDICAL CONDITION:
r v byrne

Question 4

Paranoia

Answer 4

RECOGNISED MEDICAL CONDITION:
r v martin

Question 5

Epilepsy

Answer 5

RECOGNISED MEDICAL CONDITION:
r v campbell

Question 6

Depression

Answer 6

RECOGNISED MEDICAL CONDITION:
r v seers and r v gittens

Question 7

Pre menstrual tensions

Answer 7

RECOGNISED MEDICAL CONDITION:
r v smith

Question 8

Postnatal depression

Answer 8

RECOGNISED MEDICAL CONDITION:
r v reynolds

Question 9

PTSD

Answer 9

RECOGNISED MEDICAL CONDITION:
r v bradley

Question 10

asperger’s syndrome

Answer 10

RECOGNISED MEDICAL CONDITION:
r v reynolds

Question 11

Battered woman syndrome

Answer 11

RECOGNISED MEDICAL CONDITION:
r v ahluwalia

Question 12

r v grey

Answer 12

The defendant was a passenger on a train which crashed due to the defendant’s negligence he suffered PTSD due to this this caused his personality to change. Later someone walked in front of his car which billed them

Question 13

r v sutcliffe

Answer 13

Religious delusions- not accepted he killed women because he said goo told him to

Question 14

r v wood
FACTS

Answer 14

The defendant was an alcoholic got very drunk and killed the victimina frenzied attack with a meat cleave, involuntary drinking was enough for diminished responsibility

Question 15

r v wood
LEGAL PRINCIPLE

Answer 15

Alchol dependency syndrome: if the defendant has an addiction and cannot stop himself from drinking then it is classed involuntary aiming and this is classed as an abnormality of the mind

Question 16

r v golds
FACTS

Answer 16

The defendant killed his partner and admitted the killing. Medical evidence showed he had an abnormality of the mind from a medical condition. The issue was whether he was in a psychotic state at the the time of willing which substantially impaired his mind

Question 17

r v golds
LEGAL PRINCIPLE

Answer 17

If asked the judge must direct the jury substantial doesn’t mean trivial or minimal non does it mean total, but something in between

Question 18

r v dietschmann
FACTS

Answer 18

A man with an adjustinant disorder who was grieving for a recently deceased relative killed the victim whilst drunk

Question 19

r v dietschmann
LEGAL PRINCIPLE

Answer 19

The question for the jury was if the defendant satisfied that despite the drink his mental abnormality substantially impaired his responsibility for the willing of the victim