The issue of alcoholism in a murder case may be dealt with solely under diminished responsibility. A craving for alcohol would only give rise to an abnormality of mind for the purpose of section 2(1) of the Homicide Act if it was such that the defendant’s use of alcohol was involuntary.
[1989] 1 WLR 350, [1987] 87 CAR 45, [1989] 1 All ER 267
Homicide Act 1957 2
England and Wales
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Cited – Stewart, Regina v CACD 26-Mar-2009
The defendant appealed against his conviction for murder, saying that the judge should have directed the jury as to the impact of alcohol dependency syndrome on his plea of diminished responsibility where there had been no discernible brain damage. . .
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Updated: 25 September 2021; Ref: scu.376201