Loss Of Control Defense

Summary

Section 55(4) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 involves the loss of control defense in murder cases, focusing on anger triggers. R v Duffy (1949) established that provocation requires a sudden and temporary loss of self-control. This case involved a woman who killed her abusive husband, highlighting the need for a justifiable sense of being seriously wronged. Understanding these legal concepts can be crucial in criminal law cases.

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s55 (*) anger trigger
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Section *(*) of the Coroners an**** Justice Act * relates to the "loss of control" ****efense in cases of mur****er. It ****eals with a qualifying trigger for the loss of control, specifically an anger trigger.
- Section *(*): The trigger is either a fear of serious violence from the victim against the ****efen****ant or things sai**** or ****one which cause**** the ****efen****ant to have a justifiable sense of being seriously wronge****.
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R v Duffy is a lan****mark case in English law from * concerning the ****efense of provocation in cases of mur****er. The case establishe**** that for provocation to be a vali**** ****efense, the ****efen****ant's loss of self-control must be su********en an**** temporary. The case involve**** a woman who kille**** her abusive husban**** after suffering years of ****omestic violence.
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