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Murder Cases Flashcards

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“the unlawful killing of a reasonable creature in being under the king’s or queen’s peace with malice aforethought”

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Lord Coke

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Omission: Voluntary care

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Stone and Dobinson, Gibbons and Proctor

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Omission: dangerous situation

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Miller

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Omission: contractual duty

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Pittwood

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Factual cause

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WHITE, PAGETT, HUGHES

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Legal cause

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SMITH, PAGETT

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NAI: medical negligence

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CHESHIRE

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NAI: thin skull rule

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BLAUE

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MR objective test

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DPP v SMITH

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If relevant: thought he was acting in V’s best interest

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INGLIS

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If relevant: didn’t intend to kill

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VICKERS

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Direct intentions

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MOHAN

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Indirect intention

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WOOLIN, MOLONEY

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Not intention in itself but it is evidence from which the jury may find intention

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MATTHEWS and ALLEYNE

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NAI: Victims own act

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CORBETT, ROBERTS, KENNEDY

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NAI: Third party

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PAGETT

17
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Brain stem death

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MALCHEREK

18
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Killing a foetus is not murder as it doesn’t have an existence independent from the mother

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Attorney-General’s Reference (no 3 of 1994)

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