Diminished Responsibility

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Legal Doctrine
gptkbp:amendedBy Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (UK)
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Criminal_Law
gptkbp:cause Lesser Sentence
gptkbp:codifiedIn Homicide Act 1957 (UK)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Diminished Responsibility
gptkbp:notACompleteDefense True
gptkbp:purpose Mitigate Criminal Liability
gptkbp:recognizedBy Common Law Jurisdictions
gptkbp:reduces Murder to Manslaughter
gptkbp:relatedTo Insanity Defense
Partial Defense
gptkbp:requires Medical Evidence
Abnormality of Mental Functioning
gptkbp:requiresProofBy gptkb:Defendant
gptkbp:standardOfProof Balance of Probabilities
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
England and Wales
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UK_Subs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7