Murder Flashcards
Murder
common law offence, the unlawful killing of any reasonable person or creature under the kings peace with malice aforethought expressed or implied.
malice aforethought
this can either be; 1) direct intent to kill 2) oblique intent to kill3) direct intent to cause really serious harm 4) oblique intent to cause really serious harm
r v woollin
the House of Lords ruled that a jury can infer the intention for murder if the d’s actions were virtually certain to result in death or serious injury.
r v Clegg
the courts ruled that the defendants actions amounted to murder as he had exceeded the necessary force for self defence
r v inglis
the courts ruled that assisting suicide was not a valid defence to murder
r v saunders
the courts found that the d had the necessary intent for murder even thought the v did not die instantly