Summary of Loss of Control - AQA A-Level Law - A3 revision summary of Loss of Control, Voluntary Manslaughter.
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[Loss of control] The defence) The [Loss of control] S54 Coroners and Justice act 2009), R v Jewell) He told the jury he lost control and his
defence was established under said that where a person kills or is party to a killing of head was fucked up when he shot someone point
S54(1) Coroner’s and Justice Act another, D is not to be convicted if: blank. This was rejected as loss of control, the court
2009, reforming the old law on 1. D has lost their self control, does not need of appeal supported this and this case defines loss
provocation. Unlike murder, which to be sudden (Decided by the Judge). The of control today.
has a mandatory life sentence, does not need to be sudden was proven in
proving one of these elements will (R v Ibra's and Gregory) R v Jewell- Raffertly JL: “Loss of control is a loss of
allow the judges to pass a 2. The loss of control had a qualifying trigger the ability to act with considered judgement or
discriminatory life sentence. This is (Decided by the jury) normal powers of reasoning.”
when the judge has the freedom to 3. A person of D’s sex and age would have
give a lesser sentence. People who reacted on the same way if they where Temper or anger therefore is NOT sufficient for loss
successfully argue loss of control will under the same circumstances (decided of control, but these are:
have reduced murder to voluntarily by the jury) proven in (R v Jewell) • Atypical behaviour
manslaughter. • D lost their normal power of reasoning
• D lost the ability to maintain their actions
Voluntary Manslaughter
(Section 45 of the Coroners and Justice act)
What can be a qualifying trigger? [Loss of control] Reasonable man test) If it was
[Loss of control] Qualifying trigger)
Loss of control deuced by both the Judge and Jury that there was a
loss of control from a qualifying trigger, the jury
The Loss of Control must be from a would then apply the objective or resemble man
qualifying trigger: test.
[Loss of control] Definition) Loss of control is a special
• A qualifying trigger can be things and partial defence to murder. If proven, it lowers the
said or done (R v Doughty) that: defendants conviction from murder to voluntary Would a person of the defendants sex and age,
• Cause the defendant to manslaughter. The defendant is never charged with with a normal degree of tolerance and self
fear violence (Martin) voluntary manslaughters, but is charged with murder restraint and in the circumstances of D, might
• Are so grave in character and must prove it wasn’t murder. Therefore D must have reacted in the same or similar way –
that D has justifiable sense have the AR and MR for murder to argue Loss of Coroners and Justice act 2009
of being wronged (Zebede) Control.
• A qualifying trigger cannot be: [Reasonable man test] The [Reasonable man test]
• Inflicted by the victim defendants circumstances) The defendants
(Holley) The defendants circumstances characteristic) The
• Out of revenge (R v must be the same: defendants characteristics
Clinton) • If they are unemployed must be the same:
• Out of sexual infinitely (R v • If they have depression • Same sex
Clinton) • If they are explicit for • Same age
example
• Or if they have been
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