Summary Diminished Responsibility

DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITIES
full citation for reference is S2(1) Homicide Act 1957 as
amended by 552 Coroners & Justice Act 2009

RuBrennan

1.
suffering from an
abnormality of mental functioning
Ru Byrne

.
2
Recognised medical condition Rv Dawes
"
according to World Health Organisation (WHO)




3
.
3
Substantially impor the ability to :


9) exercise self control
Rv
Lloyd
b) form a rational
judgement
c) understand the nature of his conduct
Ru
Conroy

H there must be some link of causation between the D's
.




abnormality of mental functioning the killing




I
discretionary life sentence)