Criminal Liability Cases

Question 1

2 cases for voluntary nature of Actus Reus

Answer 1

Hill V Baxter
R v Larsonner

Question 2

Act for omission for a statutory duty

Answer 2

Road Traffic Act 1988 s.170

Question 3

Case for omission for a contractual duty

Answer 3

R v Pittwood

Question 4

Case for omission for duty via a relationship

Answer 4

R v Gibbins and Proctor

Question 5

Case for omission for duty taken voluntarily

Answer 5

R v Stone and Dobinson

Question 6

Case for omission for duty via one’s official position

Answer 6

R v Dytham

Question 7

Case for omission for duty via a chain of events set in motion by the defendant

Answer 7

R v Miller

Question 8

2 cases for Factual cause
But for test

Answer 8

White
Pagett

Question 9

2 Cases for Legal cause
Operating and substantive cause

Answer 9

Smith
Kimsey

Question 10

2 Cases for 3rd party intervention

Answer 10

Jordan - broken
Cheshire - not broken

Question 11

2 Cases for Victims own acts

Answer 11

Roberts - reasonable
Williams - unreasonable

Question 12

Case for thin skull rule

Answer 12

Blaue

Question 13

Case for life support machines

Answer 13

Malcherek

Question 14

Case for victim worsening own injuries/effectively committing suicide

Answer 14

R v Dear

Question 15

Case for direct intent

Answer 15

Mohan

Question 16

2 Cases for indirect/oblique intent

Answer 16

Woolin
R v Matthews and Alleyne

Question 17

Case for recklessness

Answer 17

Cunningham

Question 18

2 cases for transferred malice

Answer 18

Latimer
Gnango

Question 19

2 Cases for transaction principle

Answer 19

Thabo Meli
Church

Question 20

Case for continuing act principle

Answer 20

Fagan