Smith 1961
PO on bonnet killed. Ds have intention for murder if a reasonable man in similar circumstance would have contemplated the end result. Therefore, if the reasonable man would have foreseen death or serious injury, D should be convicted, regardless of their subjective view.
s.8 Criminal Justice Act 1967
The objective approach to oblique intention was severely criticised and led Parliament to pass this in order to reverse the common law objective approach to subjective. It must be more than just a "natural and probably consequence" and D must realise this.
Hyam 1975
Petrol/letterbox/children die. If death or serious injury was highly probable and D realised this, the prosecution will have established the necessary intent. This made it a subjective test in line with s.8 CJA 1967, but it was put to the jury as a rule of law
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