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