Involuntary Manslaughter - Constructive

Question 1

Lowe (IVM)

Answer 1

Death must have been caused by an act, not simply an omission

Question 2

Franklin/Arobieke

Answer 2

The act must be unlawful in criminal law

Question 3

Lamb (IVM)

Answer 3

The defendant must have the require AR/MR of the original crime

Question 4

Goodfellow

Answer 4

The criminal act does not have to be aimed at the victim

Question 5

Church

Answer 5

confirms that the criminal act must be dangerous, and defines dangerous as ‘the act must be one that reasonable people would recognise carries some risk of harm’

Question 6

Newbury & Jones

Answer 6

confirms dangerous is an objective test

Question 7

Dawson

Answer 7

confirms there must be a risk of physical harm

Question 8

Watson

Answer 8

dangerous test, reasonable person - confirms the reasonable person would be aware of all the circumstances obvious at the scene, and any the defendant was aware of

Question 9

Pagett/White

Answer 9

Factual causation

Question 10

Smith/Cheshire

Answer 10

Legal causation