A self induced addiction to glue sniffing is inconsistent with a reasonable man. Judge to say if a characteristic is consistent with the reasonable man test for the purposes of judging provocation.
Citations:
Gazette 06-Oct-1993, Ind Summary 23-Aug-1993, Times 17-Aug-1993
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Regina v Morhall HL 21-Jul-1995
The defendant was a glue sniffer. He had been taunted, and eventually attacked one of those villifying him. The judge excluded from the jury that the characteristics he suffered as a glue sniffer which might affect his response to provocation.
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Crime
Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.87384