Rex v Drake (Jaden)

Subject Matter

CRIME — Homicide — Loss of self-control — Defendants charged with murder — Judge refusing to leave partial defence of loss of control to jury — Whether sufficient evidence of loss of control — Whether judge erring in refusing to leave defence to jury — Summary of factors to be taken into account when considering whether defence to be left to jury — Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c 25), ss 54, 55

[2023] EWCA Crim 1454; [2024] 4 WLR 73; [2024] 3 All ER 754; [2024] 1 Cr App R 11; [2023] WLR(D) 514, CA

Legislation Considered

Statutes

Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c 25), ss 54, 55

Cases Considered

Cases considered in: Rex v Drake (Jaden) [2023] EWCA Crim 1454; [2024] 4 WLR 73; [2024] 3 All ER 754; [2024] 1 Cr App R 11; [2023] WLR(D) 514, CA

Cases Cited

Cases cited in: Rex v Drake (Jaden) [2023] EWCA Crim 1454; [2024] 4 WLR 73; [2024] 3 All ER 754; [2024] 1 Cr App R 11; [2023] WLR(D) 514, CA

R v Clinton [2011] EWCA Crim 2; [2013] QB 1; [2012] 3 WLR 515; [2012] 2 All ER 947; [2012] 1 Cr App R 362; [2012] WLR (D) 2; [2012] Crim LR 539; The Times, 30 January 2012, CA

R v Dawes [2013] EWCA Crim 322; [2014] 1 WLR 947; [2013] 3 All ER 308; [2013] 2 Cr App R 24; [2013] WLR (D) 130; [2013] Crim LR 770, CA

R v Goodwin (Anthony) [2018] EWCA Crim 2287; [2018] 4 WLR 165; [2019] 1 Cr App R 9; [2018] WLR (D) 667, CA

R v Gurpinar [2015] EWCA Crim 178; [2015] 1 WLR 3442; [2015] 1 Cr App R 464; [2015] WLR (D) 80, CA

Regina v Seyed Iman Tabarhosseini CA

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Cases citing

Cases citing: Rex v Drake (Jaden) [2023] EWCA Crim 1454; [2024] 4 WLR 73; [2024] 3 All ER 754; [2024] 1 Cr App R 11; [2023] WLR(D) 514, CA

R v Harry Turner [2023] EWCA Crim 1626, CA