Actus reus (causation cases)

Question 1

Describe White?

Answer 1

Factual causation

‘but for’ test established

Question 2

Describe Pagget?

Answer 2

factual causation

D used v as a human shield

Question 3

Describe Blaue?

Answer 3

Legal causation

take v as you find them

Question 4

Describe Kimsey?

Answer 4

Legal causation

Case chase, 2 girls one died other convicted

Question 5

Describe Leicester v Pearson?

Answer 5

established that the Actus Reus must be voluntary

Question 6

Describe Roberts ?

Answer 6

D jumped out of car door, fear of sexual assault

daftness test doesnt apply

Question 7

describe Majoram?

Answer 7

D shouted abuse at v, v jumped and died

Understandable actions of v, daftness test doesn’t apply

Question 8

Describe Williams and Davis?

Answer 8

jumped out of window as fear of robbery

Actions were unreasonable, daftness test does apply

Question 9

Describe Smith?

Answer 9

D was a solider, stabbed in leg so others carries him to ambulance, but dropped him

not applicable to break in chain, stab wound was still operating and substantial cause of his death

Question 10

Describe Jordan?

Answer 10

d was in hospital and doctors gave him an antibiotic was allergic too and he died

break in chain as it was a intervening act through palpably wrong medical treatment

Question 11

Describe Chesire?

Answer 11

d shot in leg, wounds healed but developed a breathing problem. d was convicted of murder because but for d’s actions v couldn’t have been in hospital.