Actus Reus

Question 1

Hill v Baxter (1958)

Answer 1

D fell asleep driving and caused an accident

Question 2

Larsonneur (1933)

Answer 2

French national was given permission to enter the UK wit a number of conditions on her staying, the conditions were changes when she arrived

Question 3

R v White (1910)

Answer 3

D intended to kill his mother, but she didn’t die due to the poison, she died that night unrelated

Question 4

R v Pagett (1983)

Answer 4

D attempted to evade the police using his pregnant girlfriend as a shield, D shot at police and returned fire, killing her

Question 5

R v Blaue (1975)

Answer 5

D stabbed V after she refused to have sex with him

Question 6

Holland (1841)

Answer 6

V had severe wound, particularly on his finger, if he didn’t get an amputation he would die. He refused and so died

Question 7

R v Jordan (1956)

Answer 7

D stabbed V, instead of dying from the wound he died from an allergy to antibiotics

Question 8

R v Malcherek (1981)

Answer 8

D stabbed his wife and she put on life support, she suffered 2 heart failures and brain damage, doctors switched off machine