Hearings
Northern Ireland
19 Jan 1995 [1995] 1 AC 482; [1995] 2 WLR 80; [1995] 1 All ER 334; [1995] 1 Cr App R 507, HL(NI)
R v Clegg
Subject Matter
CRIME — Self-defence — Homicide — Soldier on patrol shooting civilian passenger in stolen car — Excessive force in self-defence — Whether soldier guilty of murder or manslaughter
[1995] 1 AC 482; [1995] 2 WLR 80
LAW REFORM — Whether necessary — Self-defence — Use of excessive force resulting in death — Murder not reduced to manslaughter
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Defences Involving Other Excuses and Justifications - Self-defence, Prevention of Crime and Related Defences Generally - Consistency of Defences Based on Use of ‘reasonable force’
A3.57
Defences Involving Other Excuses and Justifications - Self-defence, Prevention of Crime and Related Defences Generally - The Objective Question: Self-defence: Complete Defence which Succeeds or Fails in its Entirety A3.65