R v Humphreys
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1995 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |
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26 cases
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R v Davis (Jeffrey)
...what evidence might support the conclusion that the defendant had lost his self-control: see R. v Stewart [1996] 1 Cr.App.R. 229, CA; R. v Humphreys [1995] 4 All E.R. 1008, CA. 17 In our view, the directions on provocation were deficient and amounted to a misdirection so material, as to r......
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R v Thornton (No. 2)
...clarified in a number of decisions subsequent to this appellant's trial and indeed to her first appeal. The cases of Ahluwalia (supra), Humphreys (CA Judgment 7 July 1995) and Morhall [1995] 3 WLR 330 make clear that mental as well as physical characteristics should be taken into account. ......
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Franco v The Queen
...which they should assess when considering both provocation and loss of self control: R v Stewart (Benjamin) [1995] 4 All ER 999 at 1007; R v Humphreys [1995] 4 All ER 1008 at 1023. In the present case there were, on the statement and evidence of the appellant, several possible causes of p......
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R (Farnell) v Criminal Cases Review Commission
...referred to "the entire factual situation" including characteristics of the defendant.)" Earlier in the same month the Court of Appeal in R v Humphreys [1995] 4 All ER 1008 had held that abnormal immaturity and attention seeking by wrist slashing were characteristics which the jury were en......
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10 books & journal articles
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Descent into Murder: Provocation's Stricture—The Prognosis for Women Who Kill Men Who Abuse Them
...as that expected of an ordinary person ofthe age and sex of the defendant. This ruling was followed by the Privy 26 R v Humphreys [1995] 4 All ER 1008. The evidence of a psychiatrist as by the trial judge was as follows: ‘Well, members of the jury, then you heard theevidence, you will remem......
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Loss of Self-Control as a Defence: The Key to Replacing Provocation
...as a step31 Coroners and Justice Act 2009, Part 2, Chapter 1.32 Ibid. s. 55(4).33 [1949] 1 All ER 932.34 Interestingly, Rv Humphreys [1995] 4 All ER 1008 would likely have met therequirements of both the qualifying triggers.Loss of Self-control as a in the right direction, particularly for ......
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Mercy Killing
...(No. 1) [1992] 1 All ER 306, Thornton (No. 2) [1996] 2 All ER 1023, Ahluwalia, above n. 11, Rossiter [1994] 2All ER 752, Humphreys [1995] 4 All ER 1008.30. Mackay, above n. 6 at 294.31. Webb [2011] EWCA Crim 152.32. Ibid. at [16].33. Coroners and Justice Act 2009, s. 52.34. Hansard HL Vol. ......
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Court of Appeal
...reacted in the way shedid. Of relevance to this issue were the appellate decisions in R v Dryden[1995] 4 All ER 987 and R v Humphreys [1995] 4 All ER 1008.In Dryden, the defendant had been served with notice to pull down abungalow he had built in contravention of planning laws. He had waged......
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