CAUSATION ISSUES/INTERVENING ACTS Flashcards
1
Q
escape attempts
A
ROBERTS - V’s own acts must be reasonable and foreseeable .
2
Q
acts of a third party
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PAGETT - Chain doesn’t break as long as the D has made a contribution.
3
Q
bad medical treatment
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CHESHIRE - Were D’s acts an operating and substantial cause of death?
4
Q
switching off life support machine
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MALCHERICK & STEELE - No break in chain.
5
Q
thin skull rule
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BLAUE - You must take your victim as you find them, no break in chain.
6
Q
refusing medical treatment
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HOLLAND - V under no obligation to seek help, no break in chain.
7
Q
factual causation
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WHITE - But for the D’s actions would the result have happened anyway?
8
Q
legal causation
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KIMSEY - Was the D more than a slight or trifling link to the result?
