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CASES - Module 3 Flashcards

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R v Deller (1952) 🚗💸

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Actus reus (lack of) - Deller was charged with obtaining money under false pretenses; the conviction was quashed when it was discovered that he had the mens rea but not the actus reus of the offence

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R v Dyson (1908) 👼🏾

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Actus reus of murder, causation

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R v Faulkner (1877) 🛳🕯🔥

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Mens rea - defendant was convicted for “feloniously, unlawfully and maliciously” setting a ship on fire. He was attempting to steal cargo but accidentally lit a bottle of rum, causing a fire.

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Hyam v DPP (1973) 🛢🗞🔥

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Mens rea, murder

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R v Moloney (1985) 🔫⚰️

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Mens rea (lack of), murder mitigated to manslaughter

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R v Pittwood (1902) 🚧🚇

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Omission based on contractual duty, manslaughter

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R v Adomako (1995) 👨🏾‍⚕️⚰️

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Omission by virtue of holding office/professional responsibility, gross negligence manslaughter

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R v Stone & Dobinson (1997) 👫👵🏾

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Omission based on undertaking to care for another, manslaughter

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R v Gibbins & Proctor (1918) 👫👧🏾⚰️

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Omission by virtue of relationship (parents/persons in loco parentis), murder

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R v Miller (1983) 🚬🛌🔥🏚

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Duty to minimise own act, creating a dangerous situation, objective recklessness

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R v Lewis (1970)

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Consequences of one’s actions - D jumped from a window fearing her attacker A, assault - result foreseeable, causation

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R v Paget & Pemberton (1983)

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Consequences of one’s actions, causation, manslaughter

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R v Blaue 🚫💉⚰️

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Consequences of ones actions, thin skull rule, causation (no break in chain of causation), murder

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R v Hancock & Shankland

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Murder mitigated to manslaughter, mens rea (lack of) - probability of consequence, foresight of consequence

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R v Nedrick (1986) 🛢📤

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Muder mitigated to manslaughter, intention, foresight of consequences of actions & virtual certainty (decision of jury)

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R v Cunningham (1959)

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Subjective recklessness

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R v Caldwell (1982) 🔥🏨

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Objective recklessness (NOT applicable to offences against the person)

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Donoghue v Stevenson (1932) 🍾🐌

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Negligence, duty of care for personal injury and property damage, neighbour test

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R v Adomako (1994)

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Gross negligence (manslaughter)

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Sweet v Parsley (1970)🍁🏡

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Blameless inadvertence, strict liability - mens rea aspect will be implied into an offence where there is no indication of the offence being one of strict liability

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R v McNamara (1988) 🏍📦🍁

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Blameless inadvertence

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Alphacell Ltd v Woodward (1972)

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Strict liability

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Cundy v Le Cocq 🕺🏾🤮😵🍺

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Strict liability

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R v Latimer (1886) 📿🧔🏾👩🏾🤕

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Transferred malice

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R v Pembliton (1874)

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Transferred malice

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R v Mitchell (1983) 🧔🏾🤬👴🏾👵🏾⚰️

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Transferred malice, constructive manslaughter

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R v Malcherek (1981)

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Murder, causation (turning off life support did not break the chain of causation)

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R v Ahluwalia (1992)

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Provocation, diminished responsibility (mitigated murder to manslaughter)

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R v Thornton (1996)

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Battered woman syndrome, manslaughter

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R v Camplin (1978) - locus standi

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Provocation, reasonable man

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Rv Church 🚗🍆💦🍑🙎🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♂️⚰️

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Constructive involuntary manslaughter

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Logdon v DPP (1976)

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Assault

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R v Venna (1975)

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Assault

34
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DPP v Majewski (1977)

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Battery

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R v Miller (1954)

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Assault occasioning ABH

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R v Spratt (1991)

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Assault occasioning ABH, recklessness

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DPP v Parmenter

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GBH to ABH

38
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R v Olugjoba (1982)

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Rape (fear)

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R v Elbekkay (1995)

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Rape (fraud)

40
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State v Persaud

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Rape, honest belief of consent

41
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DPP v Morgan

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Rape, honest belief of consent

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