Case link: Self-defence – mistaken belief – Beckford v The Queen [1987] UKPC 1

“On 28 March 1985 the appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On 10 October 1985 the Court of Appeal of Jamaica dismissed his appeal against conviction, and gave leave to appeal, certifying the following question as being of exceptional public importance:
‘1.(a) Must the test to be applied for [...]