Causing Death Flashcards

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Preventable death; section and explanation

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s165 imposes a liability on a person who is responsible for a death if an injury inflicted by him is an operative cause f death (directly or indirectly)

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R v Blaue

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Those who use violence must take their victims as they find them

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When treatment of injury is fatal; section and explanation

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s166
- when a person dangerously injuries the victim, as a result, treatment is administered to the victim and that treatment is the immediate cause of the victims death.
- the person who caused the injury is liable for the injury and its consequences
- degree of liability requires on mens rea

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R v Kirikiri

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injuries needs to be an “operating and substantial cause “ of death, and not injuries that were “merely part of the history”

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R v Tarei

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Withdrawal of life support is not “treatment” under Crimes Act

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R v Jordan; application and two rules

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Application:
- An injury must remain a substantial cause of death

Two rules:
- death resulting from any normal treatment employed to deal with a felonious injury may be regarded as caused by the injury
- in other circumstances, it is a question of fact to establish a causal connection between the death and the felonious injury

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novus actus interviens meaning

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[latin: a new intervening act]
an intervening act that breaks the chain of causation

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