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Homicide Flashcards

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AG Ref 3 of 1994

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AR
No Murder - no MR
Can Unlawful Act Manslaughter

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Re A (a minor) 1992

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AR

Brain stem dead - med

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Stafford v UK 2002

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PUNISH

HR - Life sentences not meant to be life

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Ex P Anderson 2002

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PUNISH

Retrospective increase of term - DOI

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5
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Woollin 1998

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MR - INTENTION
Simple direction not enough
Not entitled to infer intention unless virtual certainty

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Adomako 1995

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MR - GROSS NEGLIGENCE MANSLAUGHTER

Discretion of jury adopting test in Andrews- no need foresight

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Wacker 2003

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MR - GROSS NEGLIGENCE MANSLAUGHTER
Illegal Immigrants - vent
Duty - public policy

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Misra and Srivastava 2005

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MR - GROSS NEGLIGENCE MANSLAUGHTER

Test not circular - question of fact

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Evans 2009

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MR - GROSS NEGLIGENCE MANSLAUGHTER
Judge - DoC exists?
Jury - breach?

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10
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Lidar 1999

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RECKLESS MANSLAUGHTER

Head in car - possibility of serious injury

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Mitchell 1982

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CONSTRUCTIVE MANSLAUGHTER

Old man, old lady

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Church 1966

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CONSTRUCTIVE MANSLAUGHTER

Objective standard

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Lamb 1967

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CONSTRUCTIVE MANSLAUGHTER

Play loaded gun- no MR + no unlawful act

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Dawson 1985

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CONSTRUCTIVE MANSLAUGHTER

Imitation gun - special knowledge

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Watson 1989

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CONSTRUCTIVE MANSLAUGHTER

No causality - breaking, heart attack

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Kennedy 2007

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CONSTRUCTIVE MANSLAUGHTER

Break chain - fully informed and responsible adult injected

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Andrews v DDP

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CONSTRUCTIVE MANSLAUGHTER

Dictum - need intrinsically criminal act

18
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Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) 1996

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Abolish

19
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Criminal Justice Act 2003 Sch 21

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Minimum Term

20
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Homicide Act 1957

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1: abolish constructive malice - need same malice as murder
2: Diminished Responsibility
4: Suicide Pact

21
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Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, s5

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Statutory Offence - domestic violence

22
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Coroners and Justice Act 2009, 54-5

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Loss of Control

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