English Criminal Law/Defences



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Mistake

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Intoxication
Voluntary Intoxication is generally not a defence to the commission of crime.

Involuntary Intoxication, on the other hand, is an affirmative defense on which a defendant bears the burden of proof. The defendant's burden of proof typically by a preponderance of the evidence, less than the prosecutions burden to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Infancy and mental disorder defences

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Duress
Duress must be to ones property, family or ones self.
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Self-defence and necessity

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