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R v Stephen Andrew Dowds

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R v Stephen Andrew Dowds
   
Issue: Whether acute involuntary intoxication was a “recognised medical condition” capable of reducing murder to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   201103628 B3
   
Neutral Citation:   [2012] EWCA Crim 281
   
Judge(s): Hughes LJ, Simon and Lang JJ
   
Date: 22 February 2012