Question 1
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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
Question 2
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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
Question 3
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What does the case of Dytham [1979] demonstrate?
Question 4
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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]
Question 5
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What do you have to do to discharge a duty?
Question 6
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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]
Question 7
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Which can held conduct has to be voluntary?
Question 8
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What generally comes after a word meaning 'causing'? i.e. ocassioning
Question 9
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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.
Question 10
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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.
Question 11
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What does state of affairs mean?
Question 12
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Which case stated that you can not double transfer transferred malice?
Question 13
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Unreasonable mistake is what?
Question 14
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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]
Question 15
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What is negligence?
Question 16
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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?
Question 17
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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.
Question 18
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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]
Question 19
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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
Question 20
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If the defendant intends a consequence, if they desire it, it is their purpose or aim - this is ... intention?
Question 21
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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
Question 22
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Which case stated that you can be guilty of murder if the defendant knew/realised death or GBH was virtually certain?
Question 23
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Oblique intention is a ... test
Question 24
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Negligence is a ... test.
Question 25
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Intention is a ... test.
Question 26
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Virtual certainty of a consequence is evidence of intention states...
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Nedrick [1986]
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Nedrick [1985]
Question 27
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Maloney [1985] set out what?
Question 28
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R v Smith [1974] was about what?
Question 29
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A consequence has to be highly probable for intention states...
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Maloney [1985]
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Hancock [1986]
Question 30
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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.'
Question 31
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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?
Question 32
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Which cases demonstrated a mistake of fact? (must relate to element in the AR)
Question 33
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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
Question 34
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Wounding or causing GBH with intent is under which section of the Offences Against the Person Act?
Question 35
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Wounding or Causing GBH, under s.20 OAPA can be committed...
Question 36
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Assault Ocassioning Actual Bodily Harm is under which section & what doesn't the act involve?
Question 37
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'Intentionally or recklessly inflicting unlawful force or violence on V without consent' is what?
Question 38
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'Intentionally or recklessly causing V to apprehend immediate & unlawful force or violence' is what?
Question 39
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A common law battery is touching someone and causing an injury
Question 40
Question 41
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A battery has to be in some form hostile or agressive
Question 42
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Which case stated that the contact for a battery has to be unlawful else the actus reus is not complete?
Question 43
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Which case stated that you cannot commit an assault by omission?
Question 44
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An assault can occur
Question 45
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Assault - Which case stated that words can negate apprehension?
Question 46
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What did Ireland v Burstow [1998] prove?
Question 47
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Can an assault occur through words?
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No - Constanza [1997]
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Yes - Constanza [1997]
Question 48
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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.
Question 49
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A fear of violence 'within a minute or two' might be sufficient to constitute an assault stated...
Question 50
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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]
Question 51
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Williams (Gladstone) [1987] proved that assault was...
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a strict liability crime
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a full mens rea offence
Question 52
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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
Question 53
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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]
Question 54
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The actus reus of S.20 Wounding is: the defendant unlawfully either:
Question 55
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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]
Question 56
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Ireland v Burstow [1998] set out that psychological injuries can fall under s.20 IF...
Question 57
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Under S.47 you need to show that the def. intended or foresaw actual bodily harm
Question 58
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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
Question 59
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C v Eisenhower [1984] stated a wound is...
Question 60
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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]
Question 61
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Can S.20 involve VERY serious psychological harm?
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No - Burstow [1998]
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Yes - Burstow [1998]
Question 62
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Chan-Fook [1994] stated that harm...
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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'
Question 63
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DDP v Smith [2006] is about
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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.
Question 64
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Ireland v Burstow [1998] set out that psychological injuries can fall under s.20 IF...
Question 65
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What happened in the case of Saunders [1985]? (S.20 OAPA)
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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.
Question 66
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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?
Question 67
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Sufficient that the def intended or could forsee some harm will result from actions was proved in...
Question 68
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What is actual bodily harm?
Question 69
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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'
Question 70
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What is the actus reus of murder?
Question 71
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Which case set out that a victim of murder has to be a person?
Question 72
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Murder is not unlawful if done in self-defence
Question 73
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Does causation have to be proven in murder?
Question 74
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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.
Question 75
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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.
Question 76
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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?
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Corbett [2000]
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Corbett [1996]
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Corbett [1998]
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Corbett [1975]
Question 77
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In which case was the mens rea of murder established?
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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.
Question 78
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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
Question 79
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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
Question 80
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Intention to kill (express malice) & intention to inflict GBH (implied malice) - which mindset has to be in use for the mens rea of murder?
Question 81
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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?
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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.
Question 82
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What is voluntary manslaughter?
Question 83
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Murder will be reduced to voluntary manslaughter in which of these circumstances?
Question 84
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The 3 mens rea's of involuntary manslaughter are...
Question 85
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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:
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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
Question 86
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R v MD [2004] set out what?
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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.
Question 87
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The Court concluded a negligent omission was not sufficient for constructive manslaughter in which case?
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Pittwood (1902)
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Lowe [1973]
Question 88
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Which cases demonstrated that an unlawful act, under constructive manslaughter, need not be against a person?
Question 89
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The cases of DPP v Newbury [1976] & Goodfellow [1986] proved what?
Question 90
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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?
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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.
Question 91
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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]
Question 92
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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?
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Dawson (1985)
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Dalby (1982)
Question 93
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What set of facts are correct for the case of Watson [1989]?
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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.
Question 94
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Why was the def found guilty in the case of Rogers [2003]?
Question 95
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What is the difference between the decision in Dias [2002] & Finlay [2003]?
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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.
Question 96
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Def killed V foreseeing a risk of death or serious injury is...
Question 97
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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?
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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.
Question 98
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The unlawful & dangerous act must cause the death of the V. However this was overlooked in the case of ...
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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.
Question 99
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Which case set definition of subjective recklessness?
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Caldwell [1981]
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R v G [2003]
Question 100
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In which case did 2 young doctors admit medication wrongly resulting in death?
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Adomako [1994]
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Singh [1999]
Question 101
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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.
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Lidar [2000]
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Goodfellow (1986)
Question 102
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Gross negligence is a ... test
Question 103
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Misra & Srivastava [2004] confirmed what degree of risk for gross negligence manslaughter?
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Must be a risk of GBH
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Must be a risk of death
Question 104
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Gross Negligence isn't just negligence, it is serious negligence. Therefore there are 4 elements which are:
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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
Question 105
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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?
Question 106
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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?
Question 107
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Why was there a conviction of manslaughter in Singh [1999]?
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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.
Question 108
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Actus reus of criminal damage is...
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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
Question 109
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Why was there no criminal damage in the case of A (A Juvenile) v R [1978]?
Question 110
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What happened in the case of Fiak [2005]
Question 111
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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)
Question 112
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In what case did the def do a karate kick believing no harm would be done & smashed a window? = no mens rea - not guilty.
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Avon v Shimmen [1986]
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Denton [1982]
Question 113
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Painting on a pavement is criminal damage demonstrated the case of...
Question 114
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In which case did the def jump on a policeman's hat resulting in conviction of criminal damage?
Question 115
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What happened in the case of Fiak [2005]
Question 116
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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.
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Whiteley [1991]
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Whiteley [1996]
Question 117
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Property & Belonging to Another is under which section of the Criminal Damage Act 1971
Question 118
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Def intended or was reckless as to damaging property belonging to another is the mens rea for which crime?
Question 119
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Without lawful (belief in consent - mens rea for criminal damage) is under which section of the Criminal Damage Act 1971?
Question 120
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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.
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Denton [1999]
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Denton [1982]
Question 121
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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.
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Denton [1999]
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Denton [1982]
Question 122
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The case of Blake v DPP [1993] stated what?
Question 123
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Without lawful excuse is a defence to property under which section of the Criminal Damage Act 1971?
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S.5(2)(b)
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S.5(2)(c)
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S.5(2)(a)
Question 124
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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?
Question 125
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What happened in the case of Hunt (1978)?
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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.
Question 126
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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)
Question 127
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What is aggrivated criminal damage?
Question 128
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Can aggrivated criminal damage be committed by the defendant damaging his own property?
Question 129
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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.
Question 130
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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.
Question 131
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Steer [1987] proved that