UAM Flashcards

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Definition

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An unlawful act the unlawful act must be dangerous and the unlawful act must cause death.

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An act not omission

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Lowe

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The act must be unlawful and must be crime in itself

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Lamb

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An unlawful act doesn’t need to be aimed at victim

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Mitchell/ Larkin knife waver

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Need not be aimed at a person

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Goodfellow. Council house arson . Miller

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It must be dangerous

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Bystander Test test for dangerousness is objective

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Would a sober and reasonable person realise risk of physical harm

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Church

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Not necessary for S&R to force exact harm

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S&R should see some harm. R v JM and SM

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Dawson

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physical harm includes shock not emotional disturbance

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10
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Bystander test

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S&R has same knowledge as D at the scene

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Dawson

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D didn’t know V had a weak heart. S&R wouldn’t know either

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Watson

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D became aware V was old & frail. Obvious harm would come to someone in that situation. D got off

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Newbury and Jones

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doesn’t matter if boys didn’t realise risk of harm . Test is objective

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3.Must cause death

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Normal rules on causation.

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Kennedy

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An intervening such as V self injecting

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Carey

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Girl died from heart disease as she ran from fight. Not clear what she was running from.

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Lewis

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V died while tried to run for D. V act continuing act not cause of death.

18
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Lewis

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V died while tried to run from. So D guilty

19
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Mens Rea

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Must have MR for the unlawful act. EG. battery reckless in applying force

20
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Newbury Jones

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no need to prove D foresaw any consequence from act

21
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Defences

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Could negate the Unlawful act.