Fatal Offences Against The Person 🔪 Flashcards
What is loss of control ?
The partial Defense to murder - lowers to manslaughter
What is loss of control under ?
S.54-55 coroners and justice act 2009
D to prove stage 1 and is prosecution to disapprove defence (R v Jewell 💎)
What is the first stage for loss of control?
- D Must have a loss of control ? D must lose control of their mind to exercise self control of action
Does not need to be immediate ( S.54(2))
R V Ibrams + Gregory
However it cannot be revenge - (R v Bailie )
What is stage 2 for loss of control ?
S.55 Loss of control must be caused my qualifying trigger -
S.55(3)- fear trigger - not self defence and its disproportionate force
loss of control because you fear serious harm or death against yourself or another identifiable person- close family member only
R v Ward - R v Lodge
S.55(4) - anger trigger - things said or done that not only constitutes circumstances of an extremely grave character but also gives def a justifiable sense of being seriously wronged
Grave character - so bad a reasonable person recognises the severity
R V Hatter - breakup in relationship is never enough
R v Bowyer - cannot rely on anger trigger if carrying out an criminal act
R v Zebedee + R v Knight
What are the three areas in stage 2 within the anger trigger that disproves this ?
R V Hatter - breakup in relationship is never enough
R v Bowyer - cannot rely on anger trigger if carrying out an criminal act
R v Zebedee + R v Knight
What is S.55(6) instage 2 of loss of control?
S.55(6) Gives us restrictions to triggers
(A+B) to incite things (a)
or things said - (b- R v Dawes)
(C) sexual infidelity - R v Clinton - have to consider if there are any other factors that add to weighing on Extrems character
What is in stage 3 of loss of control
What are the two cases used to excuse the use of this stage
Would Someone the same age and sex or age of normal degree of tolerance and self restraint under same circumstance acted In a similar way
R v Mohammed - cannot consider short temper
R v Asmalash - cannot consider intoxication
What is assult?
An assault is committed when the defendant intentionally or recklessly cause the victim to apprehend immediate unlawful personal violence
What is the actus reas of Assult ?
Caused victim to apprehend immediate or unlawful violence
What are the 4 stages to assault? (+cases)
- Apprehend - where do do think the violence will be carried out against you (R v Lamb 🐑) - was victim scared 😱?
- Immediate- immediacy is satisfied when the victim does not know what’s going to happen next , but knows it is of violent nature (Smith v CC of Woking police )
3) Unlawful- no legal justification or cause like posing as a threat of harm ?
4) personal violence - assault can occur silently ( R v Ireland 🇮🇪) by words (Constanza ) but can also negate an assault ( Turbervile V Savage ) and actions ( Logdon)
What is the mens rea of assult ? Case ? What section is this under?
How many months ?
Intention to cause victim to apprehend immediate unlawful force or to be reckless - ( R v Parmenter) - revenge ? Frustration ect?
S. 39 Criminal Justice act - 12 months
What in involuntary manslaughter ?
When you cause death with no intent
What are the 2 types of involuntary manslaughter?
Unlawful act - an act that leads to death or constructive
and gross negligence - an omission that had lead to death serious negligence that has amounted to a crime
What are the 4 stages in unlawful act under involuntary manslaughter?
1) must be some form of a criminal offence eg battery 🪫 administering a-noxious substances
Arson - R v Lamb 🐑 (no apprehension) R v Cato
2) the unlawful act must be classed as a dangerous act - R v Church would a sober and reasonable person recognise the risks of some harm
R v JM + SM - don’t have be expected specific harm
R v Goodfellow - dangerous cat can be transferred to property
R v Dawson + R V Johnson - not enough to fighten someone
R v Mitchell - transferred malice to actual victim to intended victim
- Must cause death - but for factual - R v White
Legal significant contributing factor - R v Coroin Augustine
Kennedy (no.2) only legal cause if you administer the drug
- Mens rea - if it if the unlawful act (DPP v Newbury ) - say if d had intent or
recklessness
What kind of sentence Is gross manslaughter ? What kind of test do we have ?
Discretionary life sentence - R v Bateman
3 stage test
What is the 3 stage test for gross negligence ?
- Must must have a duty or care - create dangerous situation and fail to rectify it
(R v Winter + winter )
Contractual
Assumption of responsibility ( R v Stone+ Dobinson) ( R v wacker)
Close family (R v Lowē) ( R v Evans)
Statutory authority
- Must be a breech of duty that causes death - DPP V Andrew - falls below stander of reasonable person
- there must be an obvious risk of death at time of the breach - clear and unambiguous
( R v Rudely)- A serious risk of death is not to be equated with the inability to eliminate possibility
(R v Rose 🥀)- A mere possibility is not the same as an obvious risk - an obvious risk is apparent without investigation
- Reasonably foreseeable that at the time of the breach it gave a rise in obvious issue of death ( R v Misra Sivra Straver
R v Broughton 90% - not enough have to be entirely sure
- when fail to get medical assistance you have to show the patient would’ve survived
- Causations
Factual - but for - R v White
Legal causation - failure to act was highly probable to result in Death (R v Broughton) - Negligence has to be serious enough that it gives rise to criminal liability
R v Adomako - Wether having regard of risk of death negligence was so bad that also could stances amounts to rise in criminal responsibility
( R v Edwards)
What is the Actus reas of Battery ?
Unlawful application of physical force
What are the 3 stages of battery ?
- Application (of force)-
held by means of touch ever so slight directly - ( R v Day)
Indirectly - (DPP v K)
or by ommison ( R v Santana Bermundez ) - Unlawful- means that there is no legal justification( Collin v Wilcock )
3.- Force - ( R v Day ) (Falkner v Tabok) Any touch will suffice
What is the Mens rea of Battery ?
Intention to apply unlawful force or be reckless - you know the risks but you do commit the crime anyways (R v Venna )
What is consent?
Defence to all crimes except murder
Do not have defence on-Euthanasia - Nicklinson V UK 🇬🇧
can have DNR
What kind of defence is consent ?
Complete defence
What is the first stage of consent?
Must have consent that it valid and genuine
1) Person giving consent must be able to comprehend the nature of the act
Eg a) children - must have legal requirements 18 ( R v Burrell+Harmer)
16- legal to give consent to sex- Gillick case - person must have the age and maturity to understand the risk involved - able to give consent
b) mental capacity act 2005 - Have a disability
c) mental health act - must not have a mental illness that may influence ability to give consent
What is the second part of Stage one for consent?
- Consent must not be vitiated by fraud
Through
the identity of a person (R V Dica)
or nature + quality of the act- why are they committing act (R v Tabassum)
R v Richardson - not fraud
What is the second stage of consent?
General rule - cannot in circumstances consent to harm
Collin V Willcock- most bodily contacts are impliedly consented by all
R v Brown
R v Leech - cannot convent to crucifixion