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1. www.tutor2u.net › diminished-responsibilityDiminished Responsibility | Reference Library | Law - tutor2u

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   Sep 21, 2021 · Diminshed responsibility is a partial defence to murder based upon recognition of a recognised medical condition that if successful, results in verdict of voluntary manslaughter that does not carry a mandatory life sentence.

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   Oct 15, 2024 · Unlike a complete defence such as self-defence, these operate to reduce guilt for murder to guilt for manslaughter. They are: diminished responsibility, loss of control and killing in pursuance...

3. e-lawresources.co.uk › Diminished-responsibilityVoluntary Manslaughter - Diminished Responsibility

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   An overview of English law of the defence of diminished responsibility. Contains a consideration of each of the elements which make up the defence with reference to decided case law. Contains links to law reports and case summaries.

4. www.legislation.gov.uk › ukpga › 2009Coroners and Justice Act 2009 - Explanatory Notes

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   The effect of section 52 is to replace the current definition of the partial defence of diminished responsibility with a modernised definition based on the concept of “an abnormality of mental...

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   There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, Cross Heading: Partial defence to murder: diminished responsibility.

6. www.imdb.com › title › tt0554097"Dangerfield" Diminished Responsibility (TV Episode 1999) - IMDb

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   Diminished Responsibility: Directed by Brett Fallis. With Christopher Brooklyn, Nigel Havers, Julian Kay, Nicola Cowper.

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   What is diminished responsibility?

   • Diminished responsibility is one of three special defences which exist solely for the offence of murder. It is contained in the Homicide Act 1957 as modified by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. Where the defence of diminished responsibility is successfully pleaded, it has the effect of reducing a murder conviction to manslaughter.

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   What is diminshed responsibility?

   • Diminshed responsibility is a partial defence to murder based upon recognition of a recognised medical condition that if successful, results in verdict of voluntary manslaughter that does not carry a mandatory life sentence.

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   What are the three special defences of diminished responsibility & loss of control?

   • The three special defences of diminished responsibility, loss of control and suicide pact differ from general defences in that they do not apply to all crimes and also the effect is to reduce criminal liability rather than to absolve the defendant from liability completely.

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   Can intoxication support a defence of diminished responsibility?

   • Diminished responsibility becomes more complex if the defendant was intoxicated at the time of the killing. Intoxication cannot support a defence of diminished responsibility. Court of Appeal held the immediate effects of alcohol or drugs were not sufficient to amount to an injury (medical condition).

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   What is a partial defence?

   • This contrasts with the existing definition of the partial defence which requires a person’s mental responsibility to be substantially impaired but does not specify in what respects this must be so.

   Coroners and Justice Act 2009 Explanatory Notes - Legislation.gov.uk

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   Can a partial defence be raised in a murder case?

   • Where all of the elements to prove murder are present, including an intention to cause death or grievous bodily harm, a partial defence may be raised in three circumstances. Unlike a complete defence such as self-defence, these operate to reduce guilt for murder to guilt for manslaughter.

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   Sep 22, 2011 · Definition. The defence of diminished responsibility was originally introduced by the Homicide Act 1957. It extended the narrow defence of insanity to allow for those suffering a wider range of mental health issues to have a partial defence to unlawful killing.