Golds admitted to killing his partner and prior to the killing he had sexually assaulted her. The question for the jury was whether he was guilty of murder ...

Case details: R v Golds (Appellant), Judgment date: 30 Nov 2016, Neutral citation number: [2016] UKSC 61, Case ID: UKSC 2015/0053, Justices: Lord Neuberger, ...

7 янв. 2024 г. · This case provides a valuable legal commentary on the concept of diminished responsibility in criminal law. It emphasises the requirement that ...

30 нояб. 2016 г. · The appellant Mark Golds was convicted by a jury of the murder of his partner. He had admitted in court that he had killed her, ...

The appellant Mark Golds was convicted by a jury of the murder of his partner. He had admitted in court that he had killed her.

Key point. Under s2(1)(b) Homicide Act, substantial means significant or important, not just more than trivial. Facts. The issue arose as to the meaning of ...

23 дек. 2016 г. · In the case of R v Golds [2016] UKSC 61, the Supreme Justices were tasked with determining what amounted to a 'substantial' mental impairment in ...

The appellant was convicted of murder on 11 June 2013 in The Crown Court at Chelmsford before HHJ Ball QC and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum ...

One of these cases, Golds, is particularly noteworthy as it represents the United Kingdom Supreme Court's (UKSC) first foray into the revised partial defence.

This case brief summarizes the appeal against conviction for murder, focusing on the admissibility of evidence and the interpretation of "substantial impairment ...