HOMICIDE
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- HOMICIDE COMMON LAW
- MURDER
- MANDATORY LIFE
- WHEN A PERSON UNLAWFULLY KILLS ANOTHER HUMAN BEING WITH MALICE AND INTENT
- DOES NOT INCLUDE STILL BORN BABIES
- IF VICTIM DIES MORE THAN 3 YEARS AFTER THEIR INJURYS ATTORNEY GENERAL IS NEEDED FOR PROSECUTION
- ATTORNEY GENERAL NEEDED IF DEF HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH OFFENCES RELATING TO THE DEATH
- EXCLUSED SELF DEFENSE
- EXLUDES WHERE SONEONE FAILS TO ACT AFTER CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION
- "UNDER QUEENS PEACE" EXCLUDES DEATH CAUSED IN LEGITIMATE WARFARE
- BRISTISH AND WELSH PERSONS CAN BE PROSECUTED
- INTENT TO KILL OR CAUSE GBH - MENS REA
- PREMEDITATION NOT REQUIRED
- MINOR LAPSES IN LUCIDITY NOT ENOUGH TO SHOW DIMISHED RESPONSIBLITY
- INVOLUTNARY MANSLAUGHTER
- INDICTABLE / LIFE
- LIKE MURDER - HOWEVER DOES NOT REQUIRE THE INTENT TO COMMIT OR CAUSE GBH
- KILLS BY GROSS NEGLIGENCE
- UNLAWFUL ACT , LIKELY TO CAUSE BODILY HARM , MENS REA FOR UNLAWFUL ACT
- MANSLAUGHTER THE ONLY COMMON LAW OFFENCE CAPABLE OF BEING COMMITED BY NEGLIGENCE
- CAUSING OR ALLOWING A CHILD OR VULNERABLE PERSON TO DIE OR SUFFER SERIOUS HARM
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CRIME AND VICTIMS ACT 2004 S.5
- INDICTABLE
- IF DEATH - 14 YEARS / FINE
- SERIOUS HARM - 10 YEARS / FINE
- MUST PROVE DEATH OR SERIOUS HARM A DIRECT RESULT OF THE UNLAWFUL ACT
- UNLESS THE PARENTS, DEF CANNOT BE CHARGED THIS OFFENCE I UNDER 16
- ENCOURAGING OR ASSISTING SUICIDE SUICIDE ACT S2
- INDICTABLE 14 YEARS
- PERSON COMMITING THE OFFENCE NEED NOT KNOW OR BE ABLE TO ID THE OTHER PERSON
- DPP CONSENT REQUIRED
- ENCOURAGING ANOTHER TO MURDER OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONS ACT S.4
- INDICTABLE / LIFE
- SOLICIT, ENCOURAGE, PERSUADE OR ENDEAVOUR TO PERSUADE
- PERSON MAY BE OUTSIDE OF THE UK
- SOLICITNG MUST BE DONE FROM JURISDICTION
- MURDER
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