diminished responsibility

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Across
  1. 2. e.g. paranoia, schizophrenia, Battered Women’s syndrome
  2. 4. alone CANNOT be used for the defence of diminished responsibility
  3. 5. S52(1)(c) causal connection between D’s abnormality of mental functioning and the killing. Abnormality of mental functioning must be a significant factor.
  4. 8. covers situations where the D is in an automatic state, Ds who suffer from delusions, Ds who suffer from severe learning difficulties.
  5. 10. S52(1)(b) abnormality must substantially impair the D’s mental responsibility for his act or omissions in doing or being a party to the killing
  6. 12. S52(1)(a) this requires supporting medical evidence. It covers physical conditions such epilepsy, diabetes and sleep
Down
  1. 1. S52(1)
  2. 3. condition that the D is suffering from could results in them being unable to control their behaviour
  3. 6. paranoia
  4. 7. leading case for ADS
  5. 9. a state of mind so different from that of ordinary human beings that the reasonable man would term it abnormal
  6. 11. battered spouse syndrome