Murder

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Summary of the law of murder for A level law AQA
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Murder
  1. Actus Reus
    1. 1. Killing Causing death
      1. Can be by an act or omission
        1. Omission example R v Gibbons and Proctor
        2. The Act or Omission must have caused V's death
          1. Factual Causation
            1. But For test
              1. R vPagget
                1. But for the defendant using his girlfriend as a human shield she would not have died
                2. R v White
                  1. But for the defendant posioning his mothers drink she would have still died
              2. Legal Causation
                1. Operative and substantial cause test
                  1. R v Smith
                    1. The wound was the operative cause of death
                2. Intervening Acts
                  1. Have to be sufficently serious and seperate from D's conduct
                    1. One of three things
                      1. i) Actions of a third party
                        1. such as bad medical treatment
                          1. R v Jordan
                            1. In order to break the chain the act must be papally wrong (medical treatment)
                        2. ii) Victims own actions
                          1. R V Roberts (did not break chain)
                            1. R v Williams (broke the chain)
                              1. R V Dear (didn't break chain)
                              2. iii) Natural but unpredictable event
                                1. Eg. Earthquake
                              3. Thin Skull Rule
                                1. R v Blaue
                          2. 2. Unlawful
                            1. R v Martin
                              1. They were shot in the back so the threat had passed. so it was not self defence and unlawful
                            2. 3. Under the Queen's Peace
                              1. civil Unrest is not a time of war
                                1. DPP v Clegg
                              2. 4. Reasonable person in being
                                1. Start of life
                                  1. Life begins when the baby is expelled from the womb
                                    1. Attorney Generals reference (No 3 of 1994)
                                      1. Transfered malice cannot therfore be used on a foetus
                                  2. End of life
                                    1. Life ends at Brain Stem death
                                      1. R v Malchrek and Steel
                                        1. Airedal NHS Trust V Bland
                                          1. life sustaining treatment can be withdrawn if it is in the patents best interests
                                            1. And with permission from the court
                                  3. Mens Rea
                                    1. Malice Aforethought either express or implied
                                      1. Express malice means D intends to kill
                                        1. Implied malice means D intends to cause GBH to another but actually cause death
                                          1. DPP v Smith, GBH means really serious harm
                                            1. Vickers- intention to cause GBH is enough for the jury to imply murder
                                            2. With Direct or Indirect intention
                                              1. Direct intention - R v Mohan
                                                1. Indirect intention- Woolin
                                              2. Also to be considered Coincidence and Transferred Malice
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