R v Thornton (No 2)

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R v Thornton (No 2) COURT OF APPEAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION LORD TAYLOR OF GOSFORTH CJ, HIDDEN AND EBSWORTH JJ 4, 5, 13 DECEMBER 1995 b Criminal law – Murder – Provocation – Self-control of reasonable man – Characteristics of accused – Battered wife syndrome – Appellant with personality disorder stabbing husband – Direction to jury on provocation although not relied on by defence – Appellant convicted – Subsequent fresh medical evidence of personality disorder and battered wife syndrome – Whether appellant’s abnormal characteristics eligible for c consideration by jury in determining whether reasonable person having characteristics of appellant would have lost self-control. In 1988 the appellant, who...

01 September

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Ramjattan v The State

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Indravani Ramjattan Appellant v. The State Respondent FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO --------------- REASONS FOR DECISION OF THE LORDS OF THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL UPON A PETITION FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL AS A POOR PERSON OF THE 3rd February 1999, Delivered the 4th March 1999 ------------------ Present at the hearing:- Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough Lord Mackay of Clashfern Sir Andrew Leggatt [Delivered by Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough] ------------------ This petitioner’s petition (along with her supplemental petition) was heard on 3rd February 1999 at the same time as petitions of Denny Baptiste and Haniff Hilaire. At the conclusion of the hearing, their Lordships announced that the petitions of...

01 September

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LONGSWORTH v THE QUEEN

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF BELIZE, A. D. 2014 Criminal Appeal No. 21 of 2012 LAVERN LONGSWORTH Appellant v THE QUEEN Respondent ______ BEFORE: The Hon. Mr. Justice Dennis Morrison Justice of Appeal The Hon. Mr. Justice Samuel Awich Justice of Appeal The Hon. Madam Justice Minnet Hafiz-Bertram Justice of Appeal G. P. Smith S. C. along with L. Mendes for the appellant C. Vidal S.C., Director of Public Prosecutions, along with...

29 August

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Battered woman syndrome

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Battered woman syndrome The concept of ‘battered woman syndrome’ (BWS) was first raised in Australian case law in the early 1990s. Throughout the 1990s BWS was discussed in many subsequent cases and academic articles. This aspect of the project maps cases, academic analysis and law reform to consider the role of feminist academic critique on the development and disappearance of ‘battered woman syndrome’ in judicial decision-making. We provide a summary of relevant cases and consider feminist academic commentary of the cases where available, noting whether this commentary is neutral, positive or negative. Since about 2000 there has been significant law reform...

29 August

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COURT IN THE FULL COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL KING CJ(1), LEGOE(2) AND BOLLEN(3)

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COURT IN THE FULL COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL KING CJ(1), LEGOE(2) AND BOLLEN(3) JJ CWDS Criminal Law - False Imprisonment and Causing Grievous Bodily Harm with intent - violence inflicted on victim by male associate of the two appellant women - defence denying that they were parties to purpose of inflicting violence - alternative defence of duress - verdicts of guilty not unsafe or unsatisfactory on evidence admitted. Evidence - two women charged with false imprisonment and causing grievous bodily harm with intent - defence of duress - expert evidence of "battered woman syndrome" held inadmissible...