England's most senior judge yesterday said juries should be allowed to consider whether a victim’s infidelity was a possible provocation for murder.
The decision by Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge undermined murder law reforms and brought the idea of the crime of passion defence back into the courts.
The last Labour Government abolished the defence to murder of provocation – in place since 1957 – and replaced it with a partial defence of ‘loss of control’.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087868/Men-murder-cheating-partners-CAN-use-loss-control-defence.html
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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