lc1: loss of control

• s54(a): defendant’s acts or omissions in doing or being party to the killing resulted from defendant’s loss of control
• jewell: ‘a loss of ability to act in accordance with considered judgement or a loss of normal powers of reasoning’
• s54(2) it does not matter whether the loss of control is sudden
• s54(4) loss of control is unavailable if, in doing or being party to the killing, defendant acted in a considered desire for revenge
• crown prosecution service: ‘the defence is not available to those who act in a considered desire for revenge. this is so even if the defendant loses self-control as a result of one of the qualifying triggers