Involuntary manslaughter

Question 1

Lamb

Answer 1

No assault for UDAM as V didn’t fear gun firing

Question 2

Larkin

Answer 2

Threatening a man with a razor was a clear dangerous act

Question 3

Church

Answer 3

Test for dangerousness - would a sober reasonable person foresee the risk of some harm

Question 4

JM and SM

Answer 4

Harm was foreseeable from a fight, even if bouncer’s heart attack wasn’t

Question 5

Goodfellow

Answer 5

Setting fire to get rehoused was clearly dangerous according to Church test

Question 6

Watson

Answer 6

Burglary isn’t normally dangerous but elderly V’s frail state made it here

Question 7

Adomako

Answer 7

Not noticing breathing tube for so long (9 mins) was gross negligence

Question 8

DPP v Newbury and Jones

Answer 8

The boys had the MR for throwing the rock so they could be guilty of UDAM

Question 9

Broughton

Answer 9

Could not prove failing to go to medical tent caused death

Question 10

Rudling

Answer 10

No obvious serious risk of death when boy’s symptoms were described to GP

Question 11

Rose

Answer 11

No foreseeable risk of brain injury in not checking correct eye scan

Question 12

Kuddas

Answer 12

Just indicating an allergy not foreseeable risk of obvious serious death

Question 13

Sellu

Answer 13

Gross negligence means truly exceptionally bad