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Loss of Control Flashcards

1
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What act and section number is loss of control under and what did it amend?

A

S.54 Coroners and Justices Act 2009
Amended - S.3 Homicide Act 1957

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What 3 things are excluded as a loss of control?

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  1. Sexual Infedelity
  2. Revenge
  3. Inciting Violence
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What is the POL from R vs Christian?

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It is up to the judge to put the defence forward to the jury

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What case states that the defence is ‘up to the judge to put the defence forward to the jury’?

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R vs Christian

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What are the 3 points that a defendant has to prove to prove loss of control?

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  1. That there was a loss of control
  2. There was a qualifying trigger
  3. The objective test
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6
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What case defines a loss of control?

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R vs Jewell

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What is the definition for loss of control?

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‘A loss of normal powers of reasoning or the ability to act with considered judgement’

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What are the 2 POL’s from R vs Dawes + Others?

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  1. An accumulation of events can lead to a loss of control
  2. There can be a delay but it is up to the judge to decide if it’s appropriate
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9
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What case states that an accumulation of events can lead to a loss of control?

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R vs Dawes + Others

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What case states that there can be a delay but it is up to the judge to decide if it’s appropriate?

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R vs Dawes + Others

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11
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What case defines revenge?

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R vs Evans

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What is the definition of revenge?

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‘An act of retribution as a result of a deliberate and considered decision to get your own back’

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What are the 2 qualifying triggers?

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Fear and Anger

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What are the 2 types of force?

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  1. Anticipatory Force
  2. Reactive Force
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What is the POL from R vs Ward (Fear)?

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The victim attacked his brother, so the defendant killed him.

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What is the POL from R vs Lodge (Fear)?

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The victim attacked the defendant with a baseball bat, so he killed him

17
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What 2 things do you have to prove under anger?

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  1. Extremely grave character
  2. Justifiable sense of being seriously wronged
18
Q

What can’t the matter be?

A

Trivial/Irrelevant

19
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What is the POL from R vs Zebedee

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Father soiled himself again so the defendant killed him - trivial matter

20
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What case does this POL come from? - Father soiled himself again so the defendant killed him - trivial matter

A

R vs Zebedee

21
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What is the POL from R vs Bowyer?

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He had no justifiable sense of being wronged as he was the burglar

22
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What case does this POL come from? - He had no justifiable sense of being wronged as he was the burglar

A

R vs Bowyer

23
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What is the POL from R vs Brehmer?

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Sexual infedelity doesn’t count but it was the fear of the affair being revealed was justifiable

24
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What case does this POL come from? - Sexual infedelity doesn’t count but it was the fear of the affair being revealed was justifiable

A

R vs Brehmer

25
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What is the POL from R vs Clinton?

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Where sexual infedelity forms an essential part of the context of the case it is not excluded

26
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What case does this POL come from? - Where sexual infedelity forms an essential part of the context of the case it is not excluded

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R vs Clinton

27
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What is the objective test?

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Where it is tested if a comparable person of the same sex and age and of a normal degree of tolerance would act in the same way as the defendant

28
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What should be ignored in the objective test?

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Any characteristics relating to the defendants capacity to exercise self-control

29
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What is the POL from R vs Meanza?

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The defendants mental illness was not relevant to the objective element

30
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What case does this POL come from? - The defendants mental illness was not relevant to the objective element

A

R vs Meanza

31
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What is the POL from R vs Asmelash?

A

Voluntary intoxication is irrelevant for loss of control

32
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What case does this POL come from? - Voluntary intoxication is irrelevant for loss of control

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R vs Asmelash

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