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S2 Homicide Act 1957
This section of this Act contains the partial defence of diminshed responsibility.
S52 Coroners and Justice Act 2009
This section of this Act made amendments to the law on diminished responsibility.
R v Byrne
In this case, an abnormality of mental functioning was described as: 'A state of mind so different from that of ordinary human beings that the reasonable man would term it abnormal.'
R v Egan
The impairment to do one of the three things must be appreciable or significant, but not necessarily total.
R v Dietschmann
If the D has an abnormality of mental functioning and is intoxicated, the intoxication is disregarded.
R v Speake
Mental deficiency constitutes a ‘recognised medical condition’.
R v Smith
Pre-menstrual tension constitutes a ‘recognised medical condition’.
R v Gittens
Chronic depression is a ‘recognised medical condition’.
R v Ahluwalia
Battered woman syndrome can constitute a ‘recognised medical condition’.
R v Wood
Referred to the situation whereby the D’s long term alcohol/drug abuse has led to a recognised medical condition which causes a AOMF.
