Reversing A Precedent Flashcards
1
Q
What is reversing a precedent?
A
A higher court makes a different decision than a lower court in the same case
2
Q
Give a case example of reversing a precedent
A
Queen V. Tomas Klamo
3
Q
What was Tomas Klamo convicted of?
A
The manslaughter of his four week old son
4
Q
Where was Klamo convicted
A
In the Supreme Court
5
Q
How did the child die?
A
Of a brain haemorrhaging
6
Q
How did the Court of Appeal reverse the decision?
A
Uphold the appeal against the conviction made in the Supreme Court thus acquitting klamo
