Self Defence (public and private defence)

Quiz on Self defence.

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In what statute is public defence defined?
s 3 Criminal Law Act 1967
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What are the 2 key elements of the defence?
Reasonableness and necessity
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The tests for the above are
subjective and objective
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Who decides the objective part of the test ( whether the force used was reasonable)
Jury
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Must the threat be immediate?
No, just imminent
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A case which can be used to support this is?
AG's ref 2 of 1983
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The point of law in McInnes 1971 was?
Faliure to make use of chance to retreat is evidence to the jury when deciding reasonableness and neccesity
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The defendants can make a mistake to the;
Necessity of the force
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What case supports this?
Williams (Gladstone)
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What did Lord Morris say about reasonable force in Palmer?
A person should be able to calculate precisely the degree of force to be used
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What are the 2 key elements of the defence?

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Reasonableness and necessity

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The tests for the above are

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Who decides the objective part of the test ( whether the force used was reasonable)

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Must the threat be immediate?

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