lc290 Partial Defences to Murder report - Law Commission
lc290 Partial Defences to Murder report - Law Commission
lc290 Partial Defences to Murder report - Law Commission
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The substance of these concerns 4.19 78<br />
The threatened householder 4.19 78<br />
The abused person who kills 4.20 78<br />
Conclusion 4.25 79<br />
The reasons for not recommending a separate partial defence of<br />
excessive use of force in self-defence 4.27 80<br />
PART 5: DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY 5.1 81<br />
Introduction 5.1 81<br />
A. Abolish or retain the defence? 5.9 83<br />
Retention of the defence as long as the manda<strong>to</strong>ry life sentence<br />
is retained 5.9 83<br />
Retention of the defence even if the manda<strong>to</strong>ry sentence of life<br />
imprisonment for murder were <strong>to</strong> be abolished 5.12 84<br />
Some introduc<strong>to</strong>ry comments 5.15 84<br />
Arguments in favour of retention of the defence of diminished<br />
responsibility 5.18 85<br />
Reservations expressed by those who favour retention of the defence 5.23 88<br />
The pathologising effect of the defence 5.23 88<br />
Evidencial concerns 5.29 89<br />
A discrimina<strong>to</strong>ry defence? 5.32 90<br />
Arguments against retention of the defence of diminished<br />
Responsibility 5.43 91<br />
The response of the Royal College of Psychiatrists 5.44 92<br />
Conclusion 5.47 93<br />
B. Reformulation of the defence 5.48 93<br />
Introduction 5.48 93<br />
The role of psychiatrists 5.50 94<br />
Consultees’ views on alternative versions of the defence set out<br />
in the Consultation Paper 5.52 94<br />
The pervasive “ought <strong>to</strong> be reduced <strong>to</strong> manslaughter” test 5.54 96<br />
The Scottish <strong>Law</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> 5.57 97<br />
Reformulation of the defence suggested by consultees 5.64 99<br />
Can the current formulation in section 2 be improved? 5.81 103<br />
Professor Mackay’s study of diminished responsibility cases 5.83 104<br />
Alcohol drugs and diminished responsibility 5.85 104<br />
Our recommendation 5.86 105<br />
The burden of proof 5.88 105<br />
A sign post for the future 5.93 106<br />
C. Merger of provocation and diminished responsibility in<strong>to</strong> a<br />
single defence 5.98 107<br />
D. Children 5.102 108