Jan 4, 2024 · During the trial, the judge, about self-defense, directed the jury that a person attacked in circumstances where they reasonably believed their life to be in danger or that they …

The appeal was allowed and the conviction was quashed. The test to be applied for self-defence is that a person may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances as he honestly …

As Lord Griffith said in Beckford v R [1988] AC 130: “A man about to be attacked does not have to wait for his assailant to strike the first blow or fire the first shot; circumstances may justify a pre …

Preemptive self-defence is permissible in some cases. Lord Griffith said in Beckford v R: A man about to be attacked does not have to wait for his assailant to strike the first blow or fire the …

In his summing up in relation to self-defence the judge directed the jury that a man who was attacked in circumstances where he reasonably believed his life to be in danger, or that he …

On the defence side, this was a plain case of self-defence. Policemen who were instructed to investigate a report of a dangerous gunman in their neighbourhood allegedly committing a …

Jan 22, 2025 · R v Beckford (1988) Lord Griffith said 'A man about to be attacked doesn't have to wait for his assailant to strike the first blow or fire the first shot; circumstances may justify a pre …

In Beckford v R (1988), the defendant police officer shot dead a suspect, having been told that he was armed and dangerous, because he feared for his own life. The prosecution case was that …

Three particular self-defenders are going help elucidate this point by way of example. They are the Drunk, the Obstructer, and the Householder. They all came before our appellate courts in …

Nov 1, 2021 · Held: The court considered the issue of . . A defendant’s belief founding a plea of self defence must be both honest and reasonable. A sufficient justification was established if …