Councidence of AR and MR

Question 1

What is coincidence of AR and MR?

Answer 1

• Both AR and MR need to be present at the same time for an offence to take place
• In reality AR and MR don’t always coincide

Question 2

What is a continuing act?

Answer 2

• Initial AR
• Provided while the AR is still going on, D forms an MR, then they are said to coincide

Question 3

Case for a continuing act

Answer 3

• Fagan 1986D drove on a police officer’s foot by mistake (AR of battery)
• D realised then refused to move the car (MR formed)
• AR treated as a continuing act

Question 4

What is a series of connected acts?

Answer 4

• Initial MR
• D performs series of acts which connect together to form AR
• Still said to coincide

Question 5

Case for a series of connected acts

Answer 5

• Thabo Meli 1954
• D attacked V, intending to kill him
• Rolled him off a cliff, but V was still alive and died hours later due to exposure
• Murder convictions upheld