The Weekly Law Reports
[2012] 3 WLR 515
Court of Appeal
Regina
v
Clinton
Regina
v
Parker
Regina
v
Evans
[2012] EWCA Crim 2
2011 Oct 25;
2012 Jan 17
Lord Judge CJ, Henriques, Gloster JJ
Crime— Homicide— Loss of self-control— Partial defence to murder— Whether defence capable of being made out where one of its components absent— Qualifying triggers— Whether objective evaluation required— Sexual infidelity expressly excluded from consideration as qualifying trigger— Whether evidence of sexual infidelity admissible as part of context for evaluating qualifying triggers— Circumstances in which defence to be withdrawn from jury—
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c 25), ss 54, 55