Mother died of a heart attack before poison administered by her son could take effect; chain of causation was broken.
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Pagett (1983)
Police bullet killed girl being held as a human shield by defendant; defendant responsible for her death
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Cato (1976)
Mutual injection of drugs was more thn a minimal cause of death
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Blaue (1975)
Refusal of blood transfusion following stabbing not the main cause of death.
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Jordan (1956)
Wrong administration of drug in hospital was a new intervening act.
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Smith (1959)
Clumsy and inappropriate treatment of a soldier following a stabbing did not break the chain of caustaion
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Cheshire (1991)
The victim, whose wounds were no longer life-threatening, died as a result of unusual complications; no break in chain of causation.
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Malcherek and Steel (1981)
Two separate cases raised the same point of law; turning off a life support machine was not a new intervening act so no break in the chain of causation.
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Roberts (1971)
Victim jumped from moving car to avoid sexual advances; chain of causation was not broken.
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Williams (1991)
Victim broke chain of causation because his reaction was unreasonable.
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Vickers (1957)
Intention to cause serious bodily is sufficeient for the mens rea of murder.
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Moloney (1985)
Defendant killed his stepfather in drunken game; nothing less than the actual intention to kill or cause serious harm should be the mens rea in murder.
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Hancock and Shankland (1986)
Striking miners dropped concrete blocks into the path of a taxi, killing its driver; foresight of consequences may amount to intention, but it is up to the jury.
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Nedrick (1986)
A child died in a fire caused by the defendant; jury should ask itself two questions; if answer to both is 'yes', it may infer the probable intention.
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Woollin (1998)
Defendant killed his baby son in a fit of temper; if the answers to the questions in Nedrick (1989) are 'yes', the jury must find, rather than infer, intention.
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Matthews and Alleyne (2003)
Victim died as a result of being thrown into a river: foresight of consequences as being the same as intention is more like a rule of evidence.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Police bullet killed girl being held as a human shield by defendant; defendant responsible for her death
Back
Pagett (1983)
Card 3
Front
Mutual injection of drugs was more thn a minimal cause of death
Back
Card 4
Front
Refusal of blood transfusion following stabbing not the main cause of death.
Back
Card 5
Front
Wrong administration of drug in hospital was a new intervening act.
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