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Murder Case Log

Kat Law English 24 cards

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1VICKERSMR for murder can be intention to cause GBH
2CUNNINGHAMConfirmed Vickers
3HILL V BAXTERThe act cannot be involuntary
4GIBBINS & PROCTORDuty of care arisen from special relationship
5STONE & DOBINSONDuty of care arisen by assumption
6DYTHAMDuty of care arisen from position
7MILLERDuty of care arisen from creating a dangerous situation
8PITTWOODContractual duty
9PAGETTV would not have died but for the D's acts
10WHITEV would have died but for D's acts- not guilty of murder
11KIMSEYD's acts were more than slight in causing death
12BLAUEThin skull rule
13MALCHEREKSwitching off life support does not break the chain of causation
14SMITH, CHESHIREMedical treatment rarely breaks the chain of causation
15JORDANChain can be broken if medical treatment is 'palpably wrong'
16ROBERTSActed reasonably jumping from car- didnt break chain
17WILLIAMSActed unreasonably jumping from car- broke chain
18MOLONEYForesight of consequences is evidence of intention, not intention itself- moloney guidelines
19NEDRICKJury directed they cannot infer intention unless death or GBH is virtually certain
20WOOLINApproved and confirmed direction in Nedrick
21LATIMERD liable for injuries caused despite no intent to harm actual V
MR transferred from intended V to actual V
22MITCHELLConfirmed Latimer
23THABO-MELIBoth acts were part of D's plan to murder, guilty as MR present at some point-coincidence
24CHURCHFollowed and confirmed Thabo-Meli

Description: Law (Fatal Offences) Flashcards on Murder Case Log, created by Kat on 10/03/2015.
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