Given psychiatric evidence given at the trial, the judge should have directed the jury not only on provocation but also on diminished responsibility.
Citations:
(1987) 84 Cr App R 255
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Borthwick CACD 18-May-1998
Prior to the trial the appellant had been examined by a psychiatrist, but he refused to allow a more detailed examination to be undertaken and pleaded not guilty on the basis that he denied responsibility for the killing. He was convicted. Shortly . .
Cited – Regina v Campbell CACD 25-Oct-1996
The defendant appealed against his conviction for murder. At trial he had pleaded provocation, but not that he suffered abnormality of mind. Subsequent evidence of his state of mind led to this referral. The court now received fresh evidence to . .
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Crime
Updated: 11 October 2022; Ref: scu.241720