Unlawful Act Manslaughter
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- Created on: 14-05-17 19:04
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- Unlawful Act Manslaughter
- Must be an unlawful act, not an omission
- R v Lowe
- Must be a criminal offence not civil
- R v Franklin
- R v D - criminal offence
- Must be a dangerous act
- Objective test - would a reasonable sober person foresee that the act would cause harm
- Newbury and Jones v DPP
- R v Dawson - not dangerous as could not predict heart problem
- Objective test - would a reasonable sober person foresee that the act would cause harm
- Drug Dealers cannot be held responsible for the death of a drug user
- R v Kennedy
- Contrast - R v Cato - drug dealer injected the heroin
- R v Kennedy
- Must be an unlawful act, not an omission
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