Questão 1
Questão
The case of Stone v Dobinson [1977] demonstrates a duty can arise in which situations?
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Relationship
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Statute
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Voluntary Assumption
Questão 2
Questão
In which situations can a person have a duty to act?
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Statute, Voluntary Assumption, Law Enforcement, Contract of Employment, Marriage
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Contract of Employment, Statute, Law Enforcement,. Relationship, Voluntary Relationship, Creating a Dangerous Situation
Questão 3
Questão
What does the case of Dytham [1979] demonstrate?
Questão 4
Questão
Which cases demonstrate a duty to act through creating a dangerous situation?
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Instan [1893]
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Lewis v CPS [2002]
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Lowe [1973]
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Miller [1982]
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Evans [2009]
Questão 5
Questão
What do you have to do to discharge a duty?
Questão 6
Questão
Which case stated that the burden of proof is always on the prosecution?
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Woolmington v DPP [1935]
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Woolmington v DPP [1967]
Questão 7
Questão
Which can held conduct has to be voluntary?
Questão 8
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What generally comes after a word meaning 'causing'? i.e. ocassioning
Questão 9
Questão
What do you have to prove in causation?
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Causation in Fact - BUT-FOR-TEST = White [1910]
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Causation in Law - SUBSTANTIAL CAUSE = Cheshire [1991]
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Causation in Law - SUBSTANTIAL = Cheshire [1991] & OPERATING CAUSE.
Questão 10
Questão
What do the cases of Latimer (1866) & Pembilton (1874) demonstrate?
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You transfer actus reus from A to B & has to be actus reus of the same crime = transferred malice.
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You cannot transfer malice until both the mens rea and actus reus have been committed against both the V's.
Questão 11
Questão
What does state of affairs mean?
Questão 12
Questão
Which case stated that you can not double transfer transferred malice?
Questão 13
Questão
Unreasonable mistake is what?
Questão 14
Questão
Principle of Contemporaneity - Which cases represent mens rea prior to actus reus?
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Miller [1982]
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Thabo Meli [1954]
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Lowe [1973]
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Church [1965]
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Fagan v MPC [1969]
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Le Brun [1991]
Questão 15
Questão
What is negligence?
Questão 16
Questão
What is it called when a person fails to give reasonable thought to a risk when a reasonable person would have been aware of the risk?
Questão 17
Questão
What happened in the case of White [1910]?
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Put poison in the V's drink causing them to suffer a heart attack & die. Guilty for murder as his actions caused the V's death.
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Put poison in the V's drink causing them to suffer a heart attack & die. Was not the cause of her death = causation was missing & so wasn't guilty of murder. Guilty of attempted murder.
Questão 18
Questão
Principle of Contemporaneity - Which cases represent the actus reus occurring prior to the mens rea?
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Fagan v MPC [1969]
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Le Brun [1991]
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Miller [1992]
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Church [1965]
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Miller [1982]
Questão 19
Questão
The mens rea of intention is split in to two: these two are?
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Direct & Oblique
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Direct & Opaque
Questão 20
Questão
If the defendant intends a consequence, if they desire it, it is their purpose or aim - this is ... intention?
Questão 21
Questão
Can a defendant be found to have intended a circumstance even if they have not aimed for the consequence to occur?
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Yes - Virtually certain
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No
Questão 22
Questão
Which case stated that you can be guilty of murder if the defendant knew/realised death or GBH was virtually certain?
Questão 23
Questão
Oblique intention is a ... test
Questão 24
Questão
Negligence is a ... test.
Questão 25
Questão
Intention is a ... test.
Questão 26
Questão
Virtual certainty of a consequence is evidence of intention states...
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Nedrick [1986]
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Nedrick [1985]
Questão 27
Questão
Maloney [1985] set out what?
Questão 28
Questão
R v Smith [1974] was about what?
Questão 29
Questão
A consequence has to be highly probable for intention states...
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Maloney [1985]
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Hancock [1986]
Questão 30
Questão
G [2003] defined recklessness as...
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'A person acts recklessly with respect to...a) circumstance when he is aware of a risk that it exists or will exists...b) a result when he is aware that it will occur & it is, in the circumstances known to him, unreasonable to take that risk.'
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'A person acts reckless is he does an act which creates an obvious & serious risk that property will be destroyed or damaged & either a) recognised there was some risk but nevertheless went on to do it or b) gave no thought to the possibility of there being such a risk.'
Questão 31
Questão
G [2003] took back the definition of recklessness in which cases?
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Cunningham [1957] - meaning of recklessness (if aware of the risk)
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Brady [2010] - test - was what they did unjustifiable?
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Adomako [1994] - test - was it objective?
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Brady [2006] - test - was what they did unjustifiable?
Questão 32
Questão
Which cases demonstrated a mistake of fact? (must relate to element in the AR)
Questão 33
Questão
Why did G [2003] find Caldwell's definition of recklessness wrong altogether?
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The subjective test ran counter to the principles of mens rea & should revert to having an objective test
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The objective test ran counter to the principles of mens rea & should revert to having an subjective test
Questão 34
Questão
Wounding or causing GBH with intent is under which section of the Offences Against the Person Act?
Questão 35
Questão
Wounding or Causing GBH, under s.20 OAPA can be committed...
Questão 36
Questão
Assault Ocassioning Actual Bodily Harm is under which section & what doesn't the act involve?
Questão 37
Questão
'Intentionally or recklessly inflicting unlawful force or violence on V without consent' is what?
Questão 38
Questão
'Intentionally or recklessly causing V to apprehend immediate & unlawful force or violence' is what?
Questão 39
Questão
A common law battery is touching someone and causing an injury
Questão 40
Questão 41
Questão
A battery has to be in some form hostile or agressive
Questão 42
Questão
Which case stated that the contact for a battery has to be unlawful else the actus reus is not complete?
Questão 43
Questão
Which case stated that you cannot commit an assault by omission?
Questão 44
Questão
An assault can occur
Questão 45
Questão
Assault - Which case stated that words can negate apprehension?
Questão 46
Questão
What did Ireland v Burstow [1998] prove?
Questão 47
Questão
Can an assault occur through words?
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No - Constanza [1997]
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Yes - Constanza [1997]
Questão 48
Questão
What happened in the case of Smith v CS of Working [1983]
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an assault occurred because the defendant was on the other side of the window and this was classed as sufficiently imminent
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an assault didn't occur because the defendant was on the other side of the window and therefore couldn't touch the V immediately and just frightened the V.
Questão 49
Questão
A fear of violence 'within a minute or two' might be sufficient to constitute an assault stated...
Questão 50
Questão
The fact that a defendant did not intend to carry out an attack against the V does not mean he didn't constitute an assault. Which case?
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Logdon v DPP [1976]
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Lowe [1973]
Questão 51
Questão
Williams (Gladstone) [1987] proved that assault was...
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a strict liability crime
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a full mens rea offence
Questão 52
Questão
What is the mens rea of S.18 Wounding with Intent
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An intent to wound
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An intent to cause GBH
Questão 53
Questão
Foresight that serious harm would probably not happen is not the same as an intention to cause GBH - must have ulterior intent (mens rea specifies more than you have to do to commit actus reus)
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Bryony [1985]
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Bryson [1985]
Questão 54
Questão
The actus reus of S.20 Wounding is: the defendant unlawfully either:
Questão 55
Questão
S.20 - GBH is 'really serious bodily harm' states:
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DPP v Morgan [1961]
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DPP v Smith [1961]
Questão 56
Questão
Ireland v Burstow [1998] set out that psychological injuries can fall under s.20 IF...
Questão 57
Questão
Under S.47 you need to show that the def. intended or foresaw actual bodily harm
Questão 58
Questão
Under s.20 OAPA, for the mens rea, it is necessary to show that the defendant intended or foresaw that the V would suffer GBH
Questão 59
Questão
C v Eisenhower [1984] stated a wound is...
Questão 60
Questão
The court has held when assessing whether injuries are 'really serious' to constitute GBH, the impact of the injuries on a particular V must be taken in to account states:
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Saunders [1985]
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Rupert [1974]
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Bollom [2003]
Questão 61
Questão
Can S.20 involve VERY serious psychological harm?
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No - Burstow [1998]
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Yes - Burstow [1998]
Questão 62
Questão
Chan-Fook [1994] stated that harm...
Responda
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need not be permanent, but it should 'not be so trivial as to be wholly insignificant.'
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must be permanent and enough to be 'wholly significant'
Questão 63
Questão
DDP v Smith [2006] is about
Responda
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a womans ponytail being cut off = held to be ABH as no need to show pain because harm includes hurt or damage. Court emphasised hair was an intrinsic part to the identify of individual.
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a campaign of domestic violence where the def had caused the V to suffer severe psychological harm but this wasn't concluded as an actual recognised illness.
Questão 64
Questão
Ireland v Burstow [1998] set out that psychological injuries can fall under s.20 IF...
Questão 65
Questão
What happened in the case of Saunders [1985]? (S.20 OAPA)
Responda
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approached a stranger sitting at the roadside. Asked him what his problem was and he was attacked breaking his nose and suffering other injuries.
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approached a stranger sitting at the roadside. asked him what his problem was and he said there wasn't one. punched him in face breaking nose & suffering other injuries.
Questão 66
Questão
Mens rea for s.20 is that def must intend or foresee (Cunningham Reckless). Not necessary to show def. believed would cause the V harm. Enough to prove he believed he MIGHT. This point stressed in?
Questão 67
Questão
Sufficient that the def intended or could forsee some harm will result from actions was proved in...
Questão 68
Questão
What is actual bodily harm?
Questão 69
Questão
Even though technically these could involve ABH, the Crown Prosecution Guidelines recommend charging as battery:
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grazes, minor bruising, scratches, abrasions, swellings, reddening of the skin, superficial cuts, a 'black eye'
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major bruising, distress, cuts, drawing blood, swellings, a 'black eye'
Questão 70
Questão
What is the actus reus of murder?
Questão 71
Questão
Which case set out that a victim of murder has to be a person?
Questão 72
Questão
Murder is not unlawful if done in self-defence
Questão 73
Questão
Does causation have to be proven in murder?
Questão 74
Questão
What happened in the case of R v Blaue [1975]?
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V was extremely drunk and ran away from def who was assaulting him - died when feel in to a gutter & was hit by a car.
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Girl refused blood transfusion due to her religion after being stabbed by the def 4 times.
Questão 75
Questão
What is the Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 about?
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It is now the law that a defendant is liable for murder only if the V died within a year and a day of the def's actions.
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It used to be the law that the def would be liable for murder only if the V died within a year and a day of the def's actions & this act abolished the rule as it gave rise to difficulties.
Questão 76
Questão
In which case did the V, who was extremely drunk, run away from the def who was assaulting him and died when V fell in gutter & was hit by a car?
Responda
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Corbett [2000]
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Corbett [1996]
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Corbett [1998]
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Corbett [1975]
Questão 77
Questão
In which case was the mens rea of murder established?
Responda
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Caldwell [1981] - def did not intend to kill but intended to cause GBH = sufficient for murder conviction.
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Cunningham [1982] - def did not intend to kill but intended to cause GBH = sufficient for murder conviction.
Questão 78
Questão
In what circumstances will the def remain liable for causing the death of V when something intervened between D's conduct & death?
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Medical intervention (Cheshire [1991]); V refuses medical treatment (R v Blaue [1975]); D's conduct still operative (Blaue); Reasonable attempt to escape by V (Roberts; Corbett [1996])
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V ran away and suffered a heart attack (Cheshire [1991]); Failure of medical intervention by medical staff; D's conduct is operative (Blaue); Def committed an assault made worse by a third party
Questão 79
Questão
Prior to the mens rea of murder we use now, what was it known as beforehand that was deemed misleading?
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Malice anafterthought
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Malice aforethought
Questão 80
Questão
Intention to kill (express malice) & intention to inflict GBH (implied malice) - which mindset has to be in use for the mens rea of murder?
Questão 81
Questão
Def may not have acted with the purpose of killing or causing GBH but it was an extremely likely result of the def's actions. This was set out in?
Responda
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Woollin [1999] - tested subjectively (def knew, wanted, desired). Jury may fin intention only if the death or GBH was a virtually certain result.
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Cunningham [1982] - tested subjectively (def knew, wanted, desired). Jury may fin intention only if the death or GBH was a virtually certain result.
Questão 82
Questão
What is voluntary manslaughter?
Questão 83
Questão
Murder will be reduced to voluntary manslaughter in which of these circumstances?
Questão 84
Questão
The 3 mens rea's of involuntary manslaughter are...
Questão 85
Questão
AG Reference (No.3 of 1994) [1998] found that for a person to be guilty of constructive manslaughter, it must be proved they performed an act which was:
Responda
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Negligent, dangerous, caused the death of the V
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Unlawful, negligent, caused the death of the V
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Unlawful, dangerous, caused the death of the V
Questão 86
Questão
R v MD [2004] set out what?
Responda
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If there is a desire or purpose to intend to kill or cause GBH, don't have to use Woollin. Virtual certainty does not need to be discussed if def had direct intent.
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Virtual certainty still needs to be discussed even if the def had a desire or purpose to intend to kill or cause GBH as you need to look at whether the reasonable person would have been aware of the risk.
Questão 87
Questão
The Court concluded a negligent omission was not sufficient for constructive manslaughter in which case?
Responda
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Pittwood (1902)
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Lowe [1973]
Questão 88
Questão
Which cases demonstrated that an unlawful act, under constructive manslaughter, need not be against a person?
Questão 89
Questão
The cases of DPP v Newbury [1976] & Goodfellow [1986] proved what?
Questão 90
Questão
Under constructive manslaughter, the unlawful act must be a crime for it to succeed. In which case did the prosecution fail for constructive manslaughter because there was no unlawful crime?
Responda
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Dhaliwal [2006] - husband was abusive to wife causing severe emotional trauma = committed suicide. Psychological damage is not a crime or unlawful act.
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Goodfellow [1986] - husband was abusive to wife causing severe emotional trauma = committed suicide. Psychological damage is not a crime or unlawful act.
Questão 91
Questão
Which case defined 'dangerous' as something likely to cause harm (Constructive Manslaughter)?
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Dalby [1982]
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Goodfellow [1986]
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Church [1966]
Questão 92
Questão
Dangerousness is to be tested objectively - not need to show def was aware act was dangerous; question is whether a reasonable person would appreciate its dangerous. This point was demonstrated in?
Responda
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Dawson (1985)
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Dalby (1982)
Questão 93
Questão
What set of facts are correct for the case of Watson [1989]?
Responda
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The V was a frail 87 year old man & def broke in to his house. Man had serious heart condition, suffered a heart attack & died. This wouldn't have been foreseeable to the reasonable person just because of the age of the man. The man wasn't convicted because of this reason.
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The V was a frail 87 year old man & def broke in to his house. Man had serious heart condition, suffered a heart attack & died. This would have been foreseeable because of frailty of the old man. The def wasn't convicted because wasn't enough evidence to link burglary to heart attack.
Questão 94
Questão
Why was the def found guilty in the case of Rogers [2003]?
Questão 95
Questão
What is the difference between the decision in Dias [2002] & Finlay [2003]?
Responda
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In Dias the def was not found guilty, even though purchased heroin & prepared syringe for V, because the V broke the chain by administering it themselves. In Finlay the def was not guilty because it was not reasonably foreseeable that the V would administer the heroin straight away when it was prepared.
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In Dias the def was not found guilty, even though purchased heroin & prepared syringe for V, because the V broke the chain by administering it themselves. In Finlay the def was liable as self-injection didn't break chain as was reasonably foreseeable.
Questão 96
Questão
Def killed V foreseeing a risk of death or serious injury is...
Questão 97
Questão
In the case of Carey [2006], where a girl ran away & suffered a heart attack due to unknown heart condition, why could the def not be convicted under constructive manslaughter?
Responda
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It wasn't the unlawful, dangerous act that caused the death of the V (the punch) - it was the affray because the def's behaviour caused the V to run away. Reasonable person would not have realised this was likely to cause physical injury.
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It wasn't know to the def that the V had a weak heart and that her behaviour would cause the V to suffer a heart attack and therefore the link was missing between the actus reus & mens rea.
Questão 98
Questão
The unlawful & dangerous act must cause the death of the V. However this was overlooked in the case of ...
Responda
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Cato [1987] - def supplied heroin to V & with consent he administered it - V died from overdose. CA held that the unlawful act was the possession of the drugs, not the administration which caused the death. Therefore link was missing.
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Cato [1976] - def supplied heroin to V & with consent he administered it - V died from overdose. CA held that the unlawful act was the possession of the drugs, not the administration which caused the death. Therefore link was missing.
Questão 99
Questão
Which case set definition of subjective recklessness?
Responda
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Caldwell [1981]
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R v G [2003]
Questão 100
Questão
In which case did 2 young doctors admit medication wrongly resulting in death?
Responda
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Adomako [1994]
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Singh [1999]
Questão 101
Questão
In which case did the def set fire to his house killing wife, son & other woman as a scam because he wanted to move from his council house but couldn't? REALISING A RISK, HOWEVER SLIGHT, OF PHYSICAL INJURY.
Responda
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Lidar [2000]
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Goodfellow (1986)
Questão 102
Questão
Gross negligence is a ... test
Questão 103
Questão
Misra & Srivastava [2004] confirmed what degree of risk for gross negligence manslaughter?
Responda
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Must be a risk of GBH
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Must be a risk of death
Questão 104
Questão
Gross Negligence isn't just negligence, it is serious negligence. Therefore there are 4 elements which are:
Responda
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D owed duty of care towards V; D breached the duty; Breach caused V's death; Breach (negligence) so gross as to amount to crime.
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D owed duty of care to V; D breached the duty; Breach caused injury; Breach was negligent
Questão 105
Questão
In Evans [2009] the def supplied sister with heroin. She began to exhibit signs of overdose but def & mother did not call medical assistance = V died. Why was the sister under a duty to act & had a duty of care?
Questão 106
Questão
A subjective state of mind isn't relevant for Gross Negligence as it is an objective test. However, if there is gross negligence, the state of mind can be relevant because it can make that negligence gross - awareness of the risk could tip the balance. Demonstrated in?
Questão 107
Questão
Why was there a conviction of manslaughter in Singh [1999]?
Responda
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Def followed up complaints about a defective gas fire within a lodging house he run with his father. Contact a gas fitter who did not reasonably foresee that there was a problem with carbon monoxide and caused the death of a lodger.
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Def followed up complaints about defective gas fire within a lodging house he run with his father other than to inspect it himself. Lodger died of carbon monoxide poisoning from the fire.
Questão 108
Questão
Actus reus of criminal damage is...
Responda
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destruction to property belonging to another person without lawful excuse
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destruction of or damage to property belonging to another without lawful excuse
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damage of property belonging to another without lawful excuse
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destruction of or damage to property belonging to another person without lawful excuse
Questão 109
Questão
Why was there no criminal damage in the case of A (A Juvenile) v R [1978]?
Questão 110
Questão
What happened in the case of Fiak [2005]
Questão 111
Questão
Which section of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 sets out the definition of criminal damage?
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S.2(1)
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S.4(1)
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S.1(1)
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S.3(1)
Questão 112
Questão
In what case did the def do a karate kick believing no harm would be done & smashed a window? = no mens rea - not guilty.
Responda
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Avon v Shimmen [1986]
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Denton [1982]
Questão 113
Questão
Painting on a pavement is criminal damage demonstrated the case of...
Questão 114
Questão
In which case did the def jump on a policeman's hat resulting in conviction of criminal damage?
Questão 115
Questão
What happened in the case of Fiak [2005]
Questão 116
Questão
In what case did a hacker access an academic network, delete/add files, left messages & change passwords? Proving need not be tangible property for criminal damage.
Responda
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Whiteley [1991]
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Whiteley [1996]
Questão 117
Questão
Property & Belonging to Another is under which section of the Criminal Damage Act 1971
Questão 118
Questão
Def intended or was reckless as to damaging property belonging to another is the mens rea for which crime?
Questão 119
Questão
Without lawful (belief in consent - mens rea for criminal damage) is under which section of the Criminal Damage Act 1971?
Questão 120
Questão
Without lawful excuse is demonstrated in the case of... where the def set fire to machinery after being asked by his employer to do so.
Responda
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Denton [1999]
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Denton [1982]
Questão 121
Questão
Without lawful excuse is demonstrated in the case of... where the def set fire to machinery after being asked by his employer to do so.
Responda
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Denton [1999]
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Denton [1982]
Questão 122
Questão
The case of Blake v DPP [1993] stated what?
Questão 123
Questão
Without lawful excuse is a defence to property under which section of the Criminal Damage Act 1971?
Responda
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S.5(2)(b)
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S.5(2)(c)
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S.5(2)(a)
Questão 124
Questão
Under S.5(2)(b) (without lawful excuse defence to property) - the def must be arguing the damage was done in order to protect the property belonging to the def or another believing two things... What are they?
Questão 125
Questão
What happened in the case of Hunt (1978)?
Responda
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Def set fire to bedding in block of flats to demonstrate inadequacy of fire alarms = no defence. Did it to show inadequacy of fire alarms not to protect the property.
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Def set fire to bedding in block of flats to demonstrate inadequacy of fire alarms = defence. By proving the inadequacy of the fire alarms - protecting property.
Questão 126
Questão
In what case did the mother and another person break in to the child's fathers house to remove the child believing the child was at risk? (Child not property)
Questão 127
Questão
What is aggrivated criminal damage?
Questão 128
Questão
Can aggrivated criminal damage be committed by the defendant damaging his own property?
Questão 129
Questão
The case of Sangha [1988] proved what?
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Def caused fire in a flat that, unbeknown to him, no one was in. However, a reasonable person would have thought there was a risk = doesn't have to be an endangerment.
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Def caused fire in a flat that, unbeknown to him, no one was in. However, a reasonable person would have thought there was a risk = does have to be an endangerment to life.
Questão 130
Questão
What is the mens rea of aggrivated criminal damage?
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must be shown that def intended to destroy or damage property & must show def intended or was reckless to endangerment of a life due to criminal damage.
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must be shown that def intended or was reckless in destroying or damaging property & must show def intended or was reckless to endangerment of a life due to criminal damage.
Questão 131
Questão
Steer [1987] proved that