Unlawful Act Manslaughter
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- Created on: 10-05-16 09:41
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- Unlawful Act Manslaughter
- Unlawful Act
- Must be a criminal offence
- Lamb
- Can't be a civil wrong
- Franklin
- Can't be an ommission
- Lowe
- Must be a criminal offence
- Dangerous Act
- Test from Church
- Would the sober and reasonable person foresee the risk of some harm, albeit not serious harm.
- Does not need to be aimed at the victim
- Mitchell
- Can be aimed at property
- Goodfellow
- Judged subjectively on the knowledge which the D had at the time
- Dawson
- Watson
- Test from Church
- Substantial Cause of Death
- Corrion Auguiste
- D will not be guilty for drug use unless D injects the V with the noxious drugs
- Kennedy (not guilty)
- Cato (Guilty)
- Act need not be the sole cause of death
- Shodid
- Carey
- Lewis
- Mens Rea
- Only requires the Mens Rea of the Unlawful Act
- Newbury and Jones
- AG Ref No. 4 of 1994 (1998)
- Unlawful Act
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