1. Voluntary Nature Of Actus Reus Flashcards

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If the defendant has no control over their _____ then there is no _____ ___.

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Actions

Actus Reus

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The act or omission must be ______ on the part of the _______.

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Voluntary

Defendant

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What case was this? - judge explained if a driver has a heart attack or is stung by a swarm of bees then they are not doing the act of driving voluntarily and therefore could not be held criminally liable.

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Hill v Baxter

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Some rare cases of conviction where defendant has not acted _______. These are known as ‘_____ __ _____’ cases.

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Voluntarily

States of Affairs

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What case is this? - a woman was deported from uk and went to Ireland. In Ireland she was deported back to Uk where she was arrested for being there illegally.

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Larsonneur

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