Unit 4 – Unlawful Act Manslaughter Flashcards
1
Q
“Unlawful Act”
A
o D must have committed an offence (an unlawful act)
o D must have committed a positive act (Lowe)
2
Q
“Which is dangerous”
A
D’s act must have carried risk of SOME harm.
3
Q
“causing V’s death”
A
Factual causation = But for D’s conduct would V have died when and as they did
Legal causation = Chain of causation is intact if D’s actions are a continuing, operating and substantial cause of V’s death.
