Duress

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What are 2 Types of Duress?

1. Duress by threats
2. Duress by circumstances
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What is the Graham Test?

1. Was D forced to act as he did because he feared death/serious physical injury?
2. Would a sober and reasonable person sharing same characteristics as D act in the same way?
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R v Valderrama-Vega
Harm threatened must be of death of serious physical injury
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R v Hansom
Threat must be directed towards D
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R v Gill
Defence only allowed where there is no safe escape
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R v Hasan (mistaken belief)
If D believes there’s a threat defence is allowed but mistaken belief must be honest and reasonable
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R v Bowen
Characteristics of D in objective test include: age, gender, pregnancy, mental disorder, physical disability
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R v Hasan (self-induced)
If duress is self-induced, can’t have defence