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Duress (Of Circumstances (Quayle (Offences involving possession,…
Duress
Of Circumstances
Quayle
Offences involving possession, production and importation of cannabis. D argued cannabis was for medical purposes for the relief of pain for various medical ailments including HIV, multiple sclerosis and severe back pain. Guilty.
Martin
D's wife threatened suicide (she had a prior history of mental illness) unless D drove son to work. Defendant had lost licence. Acquitted.
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Pommell
D was found by police with gun in bed during drugs raid. D said that he taken gun from man and was going to hand it in the morning. Acquitted.
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Willer
D and passager in car was surrounded by threading youths. D drove slowly on pavement to escape. Guilty of reckless driving.
Shayler
A member of MI5 who had signed document under Official Secrets Act, but provided documents to a journalist. Guilty.
By Threats
Graham
Suffering from anxiety, his friend encouraged them both to kill D's wife. He claimed he was more susceptible to threats due to anxiety. But was guilty.
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Hasan
D associated with violent drug dealer and told to burgle house and open safe or he and family harmed. D entered house with knife but could not open safe. Guilty of aggravated burglary.
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Rodger & Rose
inmates in Prison who learnt that their tariffs had increased. They claimed that this made them suicidal and they broke out of prison to avoid the threat of death. Guilty.
Cole
D robbed building societies to repay debt as he and family was threatened. Guilty as not nominated threat.
Hudson and Taylor
D were teenager girls who had lied about evidence under oath because threatened with having faces cut. Acquitted.
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Cairns
Driving a car, which became surrounded by youths and one jumped onto. D, feeling threatened drove off, and the man on the bonnet was injured.
Objective element
Bowen
Defendant, with IQ of 56, obtained goods by deception for men who threatened to peronl bomb defendant and his family. Guilty as IQ was not relevant characteristic as not part of ability to resist pressure and threats.
Sharp
Defendant joined robbery gang, tried to leave before sub-postmaster killed in robbery. Guilty as joined a gang.
Shepherd
Defendant joined shoplifting gang, threatened with violence when tried to leave. Acquitted as had no history of violence.
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Howe & Bannister
2 boys were forced to torture and murder 2 men, otherwise the same would happen to them. Guilty of murder.
Gotts
At gunpoint, D was told to kill his mother. He stabbed her and she survived. Guilty of attempted murder.