A-Level Law: Capacity Defences Case Table - Eduqas Criminal Law

Topic: Capacity Defences
Unit: Criminal Law
Exam Board: Eduqas
Papers: Paper 2 & Paper 3

This case table is a great revision resource for A-Level law students. It contains gaps to fill in the facts and legal principle for the key cases for capacity defences.

These cases are the ‘tier 1’ cases. These are cases that will appear in every problem question answer for that defence. The relevant defences are insanity, automatism and intoxication.

Cases included:

• R v Clarke (1972)
• R v M’Naghten (1843)
• R v Sullivan (1984)
• R v Windle (1952)
• Bratty v A-G for Northern Ireland (1963)
• DPP v Majewski (1977)

How I Use This Resource

I give the sheet to students and give them five minutes to complete as much as they can by themselves without notes.
I then give them a further five minutes to work as a group.
They can then complete the table with notes if there are still gaps.

I usually have the table on the board and fill it in throughout if students as me for clarity or shout out any answers! By the end of about 15 minutes every students should have a completed sheet.