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MICHAEL YEARWOOD V THE QUEEN (2001)

PUBLISHED June 26, 2001
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The judge had misdirected the jury on the burden of proof for the defence of provocation. The onus of proving that a killing was unprovoked lay on the prosecution.

PC (Gren) (Lord Slynn of Hadley, Lord Steyn, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Hutton)

26/06/2001

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