3. Causation - Factual Cause

Question 0

1). The defendants conduct was the _______ ______ of the consequence.

Answer 0

Factual cause

Question 1

Causation - To prove that there was a _______ to the action, the prosecution must show.

Answer 1

Consequence

Question 2

2. The defendants conduct was the ______ __ ___ of the consequence.

Answer 2

Cause in law

Question 3

3. There was no ________ ___ to break the chain of causation.

Answer 3

Intervening act

Question 4

Factual Cause - The defendant can only be _____ if the consequence would not have happened ‘___ ___’ the defendants conduct.

Answer 4

Guilty

But for

Question 5

E.g - The defendant used his pregnant girlfriend as a human shield in a shoot out with police. Police shot a killed her. Considered that ‘___ ___’ D’s actions she would not have been killed. What’s the case called?
Guilty of manslaughter

Answer 5

But for

Pagett

Question 6

E.g - Defendant had put poison in mothers drink attempting to kill her. She died of a heart attack before drinking the drink. What was the case called?
Not guilty of Murder
Guilty of attempted murder.

Answer 6

White

Question 7

What did the case “White” explain?

Answer 7

That the Defendant was not guilty because ‘but for’ his actions, she would still have died.