Hearings
England & Wales
23 May 2017 [2017] EWCA Crim 647; [2017] 4 WLR 121; [2018] 1 All ER 881; [2017] 2 Cr App R 16; [2017] WLR (D) 354, CA (Hallett, Treacy LJJ, McGowan J)
R v Kay (Robert)
Additional names
R v Joyce (Trevor)
Subject Matter
CRIME — Homicide — Diminished responsibility — Defendant suffering from schizophrenia killing victim while intoxicated — Whether schizophrenia substantially impairing defendant’s responsibility for murder where triggered by consumption of alcohol or drugs — Homicide Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz 2, c 11), s 2(1) (as substituted by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c 25), s 52(1))
[2017] EWCA Crim 647; [2017] 4 WLR 121; [2018] 1 All ER 881; [2017] 2 Cr App R 16; [2017] WLR (D) 354, CA