murder Flashcards
unlawful killing- necessity
Re A
Re A
seperated conjoined twins save 1
Unlawful Killing- Self defence
Martin
Martin
used excessive force = Unsuccessful
Unlawful- Omission
Gibbins & Proctor
Human Being- independent existence
Attorney General’s reference No3
Gibbins and Proctor
father had duty by relationship not to starve daughter
Attorney General’s Reference No3
violence to baby in womb made it died 4 months after birth = murder
Human Being- brain dead
Malcherek and Steel
Malcherek and Steel
doctors not cause of death- turning off life machine when brain dead not murder
CIF
White
White
but for putting poison would have died anyway (heart attack) only attempted not murder
CIL
Pagett
Pagett
used girlf as human shield whilst police were shooting = morally responsible, more than minimal cause and accelerated death
NAI - negligence of victim
Longbottom
Longbottom
not an nai- reckless driving not matter than man was death
NAI - escape of victim
Roberts
Roberts
V’s actions not grossly negligent, jumping out car reasonable in circumstances
NAI - V’s treatment himself
Dear
Dear
opened own wounds but D was operating cause and significantly contributed to death = not Nai
NAI - intervention 3rd party
Jordan
Jordan
allergic to medication from doctors- treatment palpably wrong = Nai
Eggshell conditions
Blaue
Blaue
not accept blood transfusion (religious beliefs) - take V as u find them = not nai
Direct intent
Mohan
Mohan
drove at policeman- did everything could to bring desired result
Oblique intent
Woollin
Woollin
threw baby at wall- death is virtually certain consequence