Defence of Duress

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M T P D C C A Q A J B F A T N P V D S J P
Q I B L F U N W G R A B S V N M A O S M W
M Q G C L D H R V D V Y Y C K R D R E C V
P L J A H P R R K F R T L I H E F E R C A
V H W M S E R I O U S I N J U R Y I U V O
T N H N X J S M W O L O E D I F G H D J K
Q W Y X J V Q C S S G V E M K P I I D N Y
V J T S Y G X W O L L B V P M N M T E H U
T E R R I F I E D A G S I M B M K M C R E
T W R O N G T I M E Y A T E I F U P U X M
O E P C A X S J C T E S C N R R N A D U B
S L L G Y L A B O D K H E W R U E Q N R E
D Y A C V I F T C G T N J O Y W C S I P E
U F P Q P L E E C V C K B O I N E T F C X
J H M C B T F D W E K Q U F C M S A L K J
R U R E E V S N B B Q W S T D W S E E D M
N Q Y M P H R U L U Q A U A R S I R S J D
H V O L U N T A R Y E F I D N F T H R K Q
S T R E A S O N U K X A G G Q R Y T R B S
V F Y R G J A D P H R F B L E P T I J Q L
X F F P K O R S B W K J W X D F V I F O F

Clues

  • Is the Actus Reus voluntary or involuntary? (9)
  • Murder and attempted murder is an example of when the defence wouldn't be available. What is the third? (7)
  • The defendant must be considered so ________ that he ceases 'to be an independent actor' (9)
  • The threat must be effective at that moment in time. It is called ________ of threat (9)
  • There are two tests involved in deciding if a defence is successful there is the ____ test and Objective test (10)
  • What can duress of circumstances also be known as? Wrong place..... (5, 4)
  • What is it called when a defendant puts themselves in the situation where the threat can result? (4, 7, 6)
  • What is it called when a persons will is overborne by threats of death or serious injury? Duress by..... (7)
  • What must the defendant be threatened with in order for duress to apply? Death or.... (7,6) (7, 6)
  • Where the circumstances force a person to act in order to prevent a worse evil from occurring. What is this? (9)

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