Key Cases

Question 1

Woolmington -v- DPP

Answer 1

Woolmington was a 21 year old farm labourer from Dorset. He married 17 year old Violet and she gave birth to a child in October.
Shortly after, the couple fell out and Violet left the house to live with her mother.
On 10th December, Reginald stole a double barrelled shotgun and cartridges from his employer and sawed off the barrel. He then cycled to his mother-in-laws house where he shot and killed Violet. He was arrested on 23 Jan 1935 and was charged with murder.

His defence was that he did not intend to kill and thus lacked the necessary men’s rea. Specifically he claimed that he had wanted to win her back and planned to scare her by threatening to kill himself is she refused.

he had attempted to dhow her the gun which discharged accidently, killing her instantly.

• Had to have Mens rea, the guilty mind.

Question 2

R v Mitchell (1983)

Question 3

R v Larsonneur (1933)

Question 4

Pittwood (1902)

Question 5

Khan (1988)

Question 6

Gibbins and Proctor (1918)

Question 7

Stone & Dobinson (1977)

Question 8

R v Evans (2009)

Question 9

Dytham (1979)

Question 10

Miller (1983)

Question 11

Santana-Bermudez (2003)

Question 12

Airedale NHS Trust -v- Bland (1993)

Question 13

Lowe (1973)

Question 14

Nedrick (1986)

Question 15

Woollin (1998)

Question 16

Matthew & Alleyne (2003)

Question 17

Cunningham (1957)

Question 18

Stephenson (1979)

Question 19

Caldwell (1982)

Question 20

Lawrence (1982)

Question 21

Elliott -v- C (A Minor) (1983)

Question 22

R -v- G and another

Question 23

Latimer (1886)

Question 24

Pembliton (1874)

Question 25

Thabo Meli (1954)

Question 26

Church (1965)

Question 27

Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner (1986)

Question 28

R v White (1910)

Question 29

R v Pagett (1983)

Question 30

R v Kimsey (1965)

Question 31

R v Blaue (1975)

Question 32

R v Smith (1959)

Question 33

R v Roberts (1959)

Question 34

R v Williams (1992)

Question 35

Pharmaceutical society of Great Britian v Storkwain Ltd (1986)

Question 36

R v Prince (1875)

Question 37

R v Hibbert (1869)

Question 38

Callow v Tillstone (1900)