The defendant had killed a publican, for whom he had worked and who was a friend. The defence of diminished responsibility was rejected by the jury and he was convicted of murder. On appeal there was no complaint about the terms of the summing up, but it was argued that the conviction was unsafe.
Held: The appeal failed. The Court noted that the views of the doctors had been based on statements given to them by the defendant alone and so were not entirely independent. The jury had evidence about the circumstances surrounding the killing and the defendant’s actions afterwards which explained its verdict.
Citations:
[2001] EWCA Crim 1855
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Khan CACD 27-Jul-2009
On his trial for murder the defendant produced unchallenged expert evidence that at the time of the offence, his mental responsibility for the killing was substantially impaired by his mental illness. He said that in these circumstances the charge . .
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Crime
Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.372331