Statistics for Criminal Law: Defences

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What are the 2 limbs of self-defence?	Reasonable force	100%
What type of defence is self-defence?	All or nothing	83%
What are exclusions from duress?	Attempted murder	83%
What must a disease of the mind be?	Medically recognised	83%
What are exclusions from duress?	Murder	83%
What are exclusions from duress?	Prior fault	67%
Case for limb 2?	Owino [1996]	50%
What are the 2 limbs of self-defence?	Belief in need to use force	33%
3 requirements for Insanity?	Causes defect of reason	0%
3 requirements for Insanity?	Causes lack of responsibility	0%
Define duress by threats?	D is threatened to commit a crime under threat of serious injury or death	0%
Define duress by circumstances	D is threatened with serious injury or death, but there is no direct threat or demand	0%
D's response	Harm must be imminent	0%
Criteria of demand	Indicate what crime is to be committed	0%
What must D not know about the act?	Legally wrong	0%
Criteria of threat	Made by a person to D	0%
Criteria of threat	Must be of death or serious injury	0%
What must D not know about the act?	Nature or quality	0%
Difference between DBT and DBC?	No direct threat or demand in DBC	0%
D's response	Offence is compelled by threats	0%
Where is self-defence law consolidated?	S.76 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008	0%
D's response	Show reasonable steadfastness	0%
3 requirements for Insanity?	Suffer disease of mind	0%