MURDER Flashcards
REEVES
Child must be completely expelled from the mothers body before it can be a victim of murder
R V MALCHEREK & STEEL
Turning off life support doesn’t break the chain of causation
ADOMAKO
Duty under a contract
DYTYAM
Status or position
GIBBINS AND PROCTOR
Reliance bc of relationship
EVANS
Voluntary assumed responsibility
MILLER
D created a dangerous situation and failed to put it right
VICKERS
An intention to kill (express malice) or an intention to cause GBH (implied malice)
MOHAN
Direct intention: consequence was Ds main aim or desire
NEDRICK / WOOLIN
Death or serious harm was a virtual certainty and D appreciated that such was the case
If they are satisfied intention may be inferred
Define oblique intention
NEDRICK / WOOLIN
D did not want the consequences of his act / omission.
Jury must feel that
-Death or serious harm was a virtual certainty and D appreciated that such was the case
If they are satisfied intention may be inferred