R v. O'Grady (1987)

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Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:appeal misdirection by trial judge
conviction for manslaughter
gptkbp:caseTypes criminal appeal
No. 1986/0070
gptkbp:citedBy [1987] 1 WLR 1230
[1987] 1 WLR 1230, [1987] 2 All ER 417
gptkbp:court gptkb:Crown_Prosecution_Service
gptkb:John_O'Grady
gptkb:Court_of_Appeal_(Criminal_Division)
killed a man
gptkbp:decidedBy 1987
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R v. O'Grady (1987)
gptkbp:impact criminal_law_in_England_and_Wales
gptkbp:judges 1987-07-15
Lord_Lane,_Lord_Justice_Beldam,_Lord_Justice_Dillon
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:legal_principle self-defense
intoxication_and_mens_rea
gptkbp:legal_representation defense counsel
gptkbp:legalStatus self-defense law
gptkbp:notableFeature intoxication and criminal liability
gptkbp:outcome conviction quashed
not guilty of murder
gptkbp:precedent influence on intoxication defenses
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:R_v._Majewski
gptkbp:significance clarified legal standards for self-defense
gptkbp:state intoxicated at the time of the incident
gptkbp:tactics lack of intent due to intoxication