causation

Question 1

r v white

Answer 1

‘but for test’
but for the defendants actions the defendant would have still died

Question 2

r v paget

Answer 2

‘but for test’
but for the defendants actions the victim wouldn’t have died

Question 3

r v blaue

Answer 3

think skull rule - you must take your victim as you find them

Question 4

r v jordan

Answer 4

the chain of causation has been broken

Question 5

r v cheshire

Answer 5

the chain of causation was broken

Question 6

r v woolin

Answer 6

a decision to bring about, in so far as it lies within the accused’s power no matter whether the accused desired that consequence of his act or not

Question 7

r v mohan

Answer 7

oblique intent

Question 8

r v cunningham

Answer 8

subjective recklessness - when the defendant realised the risk but decides to take it anyway

Question 9

wednesbury unreasonable

Answer 9

grounds for appeal
“if something is so unreasonable no reasonable person acting reasonably would have made it”