Loss of control

Question 1

Origin

Answer 1

s54/55 coroners and justice act 2009
-special and partial
-burden on the defence
-voluntary manslaughter

Question 2

Loss of control

Answer 2

-R v Ahluwalia: no need for it to be sudden
-R v Thorton: sharpened the knife
-R v Ballie: revenge

Question 3

Qualifying trigger 1

Answer 3

D fears serious violence from V against D
-R v Ward: brother was previously attacked

Question 4

Qualifying trigger 2

Answer 4

Things said or done, constitute circumstance of extremely grave character and caused D to have a justifiable sense of being seriously wronged

Question 5

Qualifying trigger 2 Cases

Answer 5

-R v Doughty: baby
-Zebedee: Ds dad wet himself
-R v Dawes: s55(6) self induced as it was an affair
-R v Clinton: sexual infidelity

Question 6

Normal person test

Answer 6

s54(1)
person of Ds age and sex, normal degree of tolerance and self restraint in circumstance might have reacted in the way

Question 7

Normal person test Case

Answer 7

Camplin: age and sex