Gross negligence manslaughter Flashcards
1
Q
leading case
A
adomako
2
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adomako
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principle- test for gnm:
-duty of care
-breach of duty that causes death
-negligence must be gross
-must be a risk of death
3
Q
bateman (gross negligence)
A
facts- d was a dr who attended a woman for her birth of a child. during birth, part of her uterus came away and d did not send her to hospital. she died 5 days later.
principle- was the negligence so bad as to amount to a crime?
