General Defences — SQE1 FLK2 Criminal Liability

She jabs her keys into the face of the man running at her across a dark car park, and he was only returning the purse she had dropped.
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In this episode:
• Honest belief is subjective; reasonable force is objective but calibrated
• Voluntary intoxication is no defence to a basic intent offence
• Householders get a higher threshold, but only in one direction
• A drunken intent is nevertheless an intent
• Excessive force does not reduce the offence; the defence simply fails
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