22 июл. 2019 г. · The case of Holley was heard by the Privy Council in June 2005 after the Attorney General for Jersey appealed against the decision of the Court of Appeal of ...

A landmark case where the Privy Council declared that they were announcing the law applicable not only to Jersey but also to England and Wales. (Privy Council ...

4 янв. 2024 г. · A man got drunk and had a row with his girlfriend who he killed. He pleaded provocation to be considered in light of his alcoholoism.

The accused, a chronic alcoholic, was convicted of murder. He admitted killing his longstanding girlfriend with an axe while under the influence of alcohol.

Holley (D) killed his partner but argued that the jury should consider his severe chronic alcoholism as a mitigating factor in their determination.

The case involved consideration of the law of provocation as a partial defense to a charge of murder, in line with common law principles and the Homicide Act ...

Conduct or words causing someone to lose his self-control. Provocation is not recognized as a general defence to a criminal charge in English law.

Court of Appeal has considered two cases on provocation since the recent decision of the Privy Council in Attorney olley (CLW/05/24/03) (Police Professional ...

The Court of Appeal held that the trial judge misdirected the jury regarding the defendant's mental impairment in relation to the defense of provocation. The ...

25 июн. 2019 г. · However the Privy Council in AG for New Jersey v Holley (2005) disagreed with the with the House of Lords and decided that the reasonable man ...