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Murder Flashcards

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1
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Who defined murder?

A

Lord Justice Coke

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When did Lord Justice Coke define murder?

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1797

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Murder

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‘the unlawful killing of a reasonable creature in being under the King’s peace with malice aforethought, express or implied’

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4
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Killing can be carried out via what?

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  • voluntary act
  • omission where there was a duty to act
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5
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What tests must be satisified for the killing?

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Factual and legal causation tests

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6
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What defences are available for murder?

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  • self-defence
  • intoxication
  • insanity
  • automatism
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Rance 1991

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A foetus becomes a human being when it has been ‘born alive and breathing through its own lungs’

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A foetus becomes a human being when it has been ‘born alive and breathing through its own lungs’

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Rance 1991

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AG Ref No 3 of 1994 (1997)

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It is murder when the foetus is damaged in the womb by D so that it is born alive but dies later

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It is murder when the foetus is damaged in the womb by D so that it is born alive but dies later

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AG Ref No 3 of 1994 (1997)

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Within the King’s peace

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It is murder if D:
- kills a POW
- kills anyone whilst not in a wartime situation
- kills anyone not under the command of the state

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12
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What must there be coincidence of?

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MR and AR

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What can be transferred?

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Malice

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14
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Does transferred malice apply?

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yes

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15
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express malice aforethought

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Intention to kill

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implied malice aforethought

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Intention to commit GBH

17
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Vickers 1957

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Defined express and implied malice aforethought

18
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Matthews and Alleyne 2003

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If death or GBH was a virtual certainty and D foresaw this as a likely consequence, this is evidence of intention

19
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If death or GBH was a virtual certainty and D foresaw this as a likely consequence, this is evidence of intention

A

Matthews and Alleyne 2003

20
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Case defining express and implied malice aforethought

A

Vickers 1957

21
Q

Is V a human being if he is in a vegetative state and is only being kept alive by medical equipment?

A

No

22
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When is V not a human being?

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  • When in a vegetative state and only being kept alive by medical equipment
  • not ‘born alive and breathing through its own lungs’

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