Actus Reas Flashcards
Kay v butterworth
Continued to drive whilst feeling sleepy so deemed to be a voluntary act
R v cordon
Killed daughter in state of somnambulism- involuntary
Factual causation
But for the conduct
R v white
Poisoned mum but died form heart attack- would of died anyways
Legal causation
Original injury is operative cause of death
R v smith
Fight with solider- stabbed with bayonet
R v Cheshire
Shot v in leg- died from complications with tracheotomy- only happened because he was shot
R v Padgett
Intervening act was reasonably foreseeable- used gf as human shield and she got shot
R v Corbett
D hit v and v ran away and was hit by car- him running away was reasonable foreseeable
R v Muhammad
Foreseeable at that speed and age of car the tyre could give
R v blauw
Thin skull jehovahs witness
Thin skull Jehovah’s Witness
