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ACTUS REUS

What are the steps to success for Actus Reus?

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Intro - doing part of a crime
1. Voluntary Act (Baxter)
2. State of Affairs (Larsonneur)
3. Omissions (relevant cases)
4. Causation - factual/legal (White+Pagett)
5. Novus Actus Interveniens
(relevant cases)

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ACTUS REUS

What is the definition of Actus Reus?

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The physical element of a crime (doing part). It can be an act , state of affairs, or omission.

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ACTUS REUS

What is a voluntary act?

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Something done of purpose or something you can control.

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ACTUS REUS

What is the case for voluntary act?

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Baxter

D fell asleep driving. This is voluntary as it can be controlled.

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ACTUS REUS

What is a ‘State of affairs’?

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This is when you can be guilty for being rather than doing something.

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ACTUS REUS

What is the case for state of affairs?

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Larsonneur

D was deported to england , then arrested for being in england illegally. Still Guilty.

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OMISSION

What is an omission?

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Where someone fails to act and it results in liability.

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OMISSION

What are the 9 areas of omissions?

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1.Good samaritan rule
2.omissions under statute
3.contractual duties
4.acceptance of care
5.duty via relationship
6.creation of danger
7.public duties
8.public policy
9.termination of duty

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OMISSION

What is the good samaritan rule?

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There is no good samaritan rule in the Uk so people have no obligation to help random strangers .

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OMISSION

What are omissions under statute?

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Where an act of parliament creates a duty of care

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OMISSION

What is the case for omissions under statute?

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S.170 road traffic act 1988
e.g failure to stop and report accident

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OMISSION

What is the case for contractual duties?

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Adomako

Didn’t notice patients oxygen pipe disconnected. Patient died.

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OMISSION

What is the case for acceptance of care?

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Stone and Dobinson

Ds let unwell sister move in w them. her condition got worse they didn’t help. LBO for manslaughter.

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OMISSION

What is the case for duty via relationship?

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Gibbins and proctor

Ds starved their child to death. LBO

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OMISSION

What is the case for creation of danger?

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Evans

D gave sister heroin and didn’t call ambulance when she overdosed. LBO.

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OMISSION

What is the case for public duties?

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Dytham

Policeman watcher man kill someone and didn’t intervene.

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OMISSION

What is the case for public policy?

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Wacker

D helped people come to england in back of lorry. He closed air vents and they suffocated

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OMISSION

What is the case for termination of a duty?

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Bland

Doctor turned off life support as it was in best interest of patient.

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OMISSION

What is termination of a duty?

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When a doctor turns off life support

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OMISSION

What are public duties?

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When Ds position creates a duty of care. E.g. police, polititian.

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CAUSATION

What are the 2 types of causation?

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Factual and Legal

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CAUSATION

What is the test for factual causation?

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But for test

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CAUSATION

What is the case for factual causation?

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White

D tried to poison mum, she died of heart attack before

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CAUSATION

What is the test for legal causation?

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Culpable act
Substantial and operative cause
more than minimally responsible

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CAUSATION

What is the case for legal causation?

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Pagett

Man used gf as human shield when shooting at the police

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INTERVENING ACTS

What are the 4 types of intervening acts?

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  1. Thin skull rule
  2. Vs own acts
  3. 3rd parties
  4. Unpredictable / natural events
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INTERVENING ACTS

What is the rule for thin skull rule?

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You must take your victim as you find them

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INTERVENING ACTS

What is the case for thin skull rule?

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Blaue

Jehovas witness refused blood

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INTERVENING ACTS

What are the 3 types of Vs own acts?

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Escape
Self treatment / Refusal
Self injection

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INTERVENING ACTS

What is the rule for escape (vs own acts)?

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so daft that no reasonable person would foresee it

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INTERVENING ACTS

What is the case for escape (vs own acts)?

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Roberts

v jumped out moving car to escape assult

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INTERVENING ACTS

What is the rule for self treatment / refusal (vs own acts)?

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this will never break the chain

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INTERVENING ACTS

What is the case for self treatment/ refusal (vs own acts)?

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Holland

D cut V, it got infected and he died as he refused treatment

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INTERVENING ACTS

What is the rule for self injection (vs own acts)?

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Depends on who injects drug. If v gives it to themself chain is broken. If D injects v they could be liable.

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INTERVENING ACTS

What is the case for self injection (vs own acts) where v injected themself

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Kennedy

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INTERVENING ACTS

What is the case for self injection (vs own acts) where d injected v

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Cato

drug dealer injected v so was liable

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INTERVENING ACTS what’s the general rule for 3rd parties

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will break chain if it’s not foreseeable

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INTERVENING ACTS what is the case for 3rd parties general rule

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Shohid
ds didn’t let v off train tracks

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INTERVENING ACTS what is the 3rd parties medical rule

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  1. palpably wrong
  2. independent
  3. operative (main) cause of death
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INTERVENING ACTS what is the case for 3rd parties medical rule where it DID break the chain

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Jordan
v given antibiotics they were allergic to and died from reaction - stab wound healed

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INTERVENING ACTS what is the case for 3rd parties medical rude that DIDNT break the chain

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Cheshire
v died from treatment. needed treatment because d shot him

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INTERVENING ACTS what is the rule for 3rd parties life support

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won’t break chain if no activity in brain stem cells

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INTERVENING ACTS what is the case for 3rd parties - life support

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Steel
stabbed wife and put her on life support. argued turning it off broke the chain. it didn’t

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INTERVENING ACTS what is the rule for natural and unpredictable events

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will break chain if unforseeable

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INTERVENING ACTS what is the case for natural and unpredictable events

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Hart
left v unconscious below tide line. forseeable water would drown her. G

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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES steps to success

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intro - criminal attempts act 1981
1. AR - s.1
2. AR cases + tests (white) (gullefer) ( geddes)
3. MR - s.1
4. MR attempted murder (whybrow)
5. Impossible crimes (shivpuri)

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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES intro

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if they attempt a crime but don’t carry it through, or if they attempt but causation isn’t proved. S.1 criminal attempts act 1981

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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES what act is this in

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s.1 criminal attempts act 1981

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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES what is the main case

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White
D tried to poison V she died of heart attack before

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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES what does D need to satisfy to be guilty of an attempt

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Actus Reus and Mens Rea

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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES what is the AR

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an act that’s more than merely preparatory (MTMP)

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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES what are the cases for AR

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Gullefer - disrupted dog race so he didn’t loose bet
Geddes - found in school with knife, rope

53
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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES What test did Gullefer establish

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D must embark on crime proper

54
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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES What test did Geddes establish

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must have moved from planning/ preparing to execution

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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES What is the MR

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Direct intention. recklessness not sufficient

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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES What is the case for MR

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Whybrow
connected electricity to soapdish. d didn’t have intent to kill, only GBH

57
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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES What is the rule for impossibly

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Can be guilty even if on the true facts it was impossible

58
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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES What is the case for impossibility

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Shivpuri
tried to smuggle heroin, it was vegetable matter , guilty

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ATTEMPTS / PRELIMINARY OFFENCES what happens if D withdraws from the crime

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they won’t be guilty unless they have gone MTMP

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MENS REA Steps to success

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Intro - guilty mind
1. Direct intention (adebolajo)
2. Oblique intent (woolin and test)
3. Recklessness (cunningham and test)
4. Negligence (adomako)
5. Coincidence (Fagan) / Transfered malice (gammon rules)

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MENS REA what is direct intent

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desiring a consequence and trying to bring that about

62
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MENS REA what is the case for direct intent

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Adebolajo
wanted to kill a british soldier

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MENS REA What is oblique intent

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when your action causes an undesired consequence

64
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MENS REA what is the case for oblique intent

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Woolin
D threw baby to pram but missed and it died

65
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MENS REA What test did woolin establish

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  1. death /harm was a virtual certainty
  2. d knew it was virtually certain
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MENS REA
What is recklessness?

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consciously taking an unjustified risk

67
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MENS REA what is the case for recklessness

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Cunningham
pulled gas meter off wall for money. caused gas leak

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MENS REA what is the test for recklessness

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  1. d took unjustified risk
  2. d knew it was a risk and carried on regardless
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MENS REA what is negligence

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where your actions fall below what is expected of you

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MENS REA what is the case for negligence

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Adomako
doctor didn’t know patients oxygen pipe was loose and they died

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MENS REA what is transferred malice

A

D intends to harm one person but accidentally harms another

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MENS REA what is the case for transferred malice

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Mitchell
pushed man who fell into and killed an old woman
no requirement for act to be against victim

73
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MENS REA what is coincidence

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MR can coincide with AR, if AR is a continuing act

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MENS REA what is the case for coincidence

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Fagan
drove on POs foot and refused to drive off

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MENS REA What is strict liability

A

crimes which require no proof of MR .mainly applies to regulatory laws

76
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MENS REA what is the case for strict liability

A

the gammon rules

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INTENTION: MURDER what are the 4 levels of intent

A

direct intent to kill
direct intent for gbh
oblique intent to kill
oblique intent for gbh

78
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INTENTION: MURDER what is the case for direct intent

A

adebolajo
DI to kill a british soldier

79
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INTENTION: MURDER what is the case for oblique intent

A

woolin
threw baby
virtual certainty test

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STRICT LIABILITY Steps to success

A

intro - lord scarman - gammon rules
1. presumption of MR (parsley)
2. wording /context of act (cundy)
3. quasi offences (shah and shah)
4. danger/ social concern (gammon)
5. detterence

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STRICT LIABILITY what is the presumption of MR

A

courts start by presuming MR is required when it’s a true crime

82
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STRICT LIABILITY what is the case for presumption of MR

A

parsley
people grew drugs in her home without her knowing. NG

83
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STRICT LIABILITY what is the wording and context of the act

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if the offence doesn’t refer to MR in the act of parliament they look at other offences in the same act. if the others don’t refer to MR it is presumed a strict liability offence

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STRICT LIABILITY what is the case for wording and context of the act

A

cundy
served alcohol to drunk person without knowing . G

85
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STRICT LIABILITY what are quasi offences

A

minor offences. often SL

86
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STRICT LIABILITY what is the case for quasi offences

A

shah and shah
sold lottery ticket to someone underage without knowing. given fine

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STRICT LIABILITY what is the degree of danger and social concern

A

if it is dangerous to society or a social concern, it is likely to be SL to protect people

88
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STRICT LIABILITY what is the case for degree of danger and social concern

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gammon
didn’t follow building plans and they collapsed. G due to danger to society

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STRICT LIABILITY what is deterrence

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SL will be imposed to deter people from committing the same offence

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