Hearings
England & Wales
25 Jan 2006 [2005] EWCA Crim 14; [2006] QB 588; [2006] 2 WLR 887; [2006] 1 All ER 759; [2006] 1 Cr App R 440, CA
29 Jun 2006 (pet dis) [2006] 1 WLR 2107, HL(E)
R v James
Additional names
R v Karimi
Subject Matter
CRIME — Homicide — Provocation — Loss of self-control — Defendant suffering from impaired self-control — Whether characteristic to be attributed to reasonable man in determining standard of self-control to be expected
[2005] EWCA Crim 14; [2006] QB 588; [2006] 2 WLR 887; [2006] 1 All ER 759; [2006] 1 Cr App R 440, CA
JUDICIAL PRECEDENT — House of Lords decision — Conflict of authority — Judicial Committee of Privy Council composed of nine members — Whether Privy Council decision effectively overruling earlier House of Lords decision
[2005] EWCA Crim 14; [2006] QB 588; [2006] 2 WLR 887; [2006] 1 All ER 759; [2006] 1 Cr App R 440, CA