What case confirms that death must be caused by an act, not simply an omission?
Lowe
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What does the case of Franklin confirm?
It confirms that this act must be criminal, and not merely a civil wrong act.
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What happened in the case of Franklin?
D threw a heavy box in a river, which hit a swimmer, but they didn't know he was in there and it killed him
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What case confirms looking in trains is not a criminal act?
Arobicke
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What happened in the case Arobicke?
D looked in a train to cofnront v who ran out & got run over by another train
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What is the name of the case confirming that it will fail if they do not have the AR or MR of the original unlawful act?
Lamb
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What does the case of Goodfellow confirm?
It confirms that criminal damage can lead to death
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What happened in the case of Goodfellow?
D committed arson by setting fire to his council house
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What else does the case of Goodfellow confirm?
It also confirms that the criminal act does not need to be aimed at v
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What is the name of the case which defined dangerous as 'the act must be one that "reasonable people" would recognise carries a risk of some physical harm?'
Church
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What happened in the case of Church?
V was unconscious into a river and drowned, but d thought she was dead before she was thrown in the river
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What happened in the case of DPP v Newbury & Jones?
Boys threw stones from a railway bridge causing the driver's death.
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What does this case confirm?
It confirms that it does not matter whether d appreciated the risk of harm or not, the test is whether the ordinary reasonable person realised that
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What was the case where shock is not a dangerous act as the ordinary person would not realise the physical harm due to shock?
Dawson
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What does Dawson confirm?
It confirms that there must be a risk of ordinary physical harm for the act to be dangerous
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What case contrasts this?
Watson
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What happened in Watson?
D burgled an old frailed man, where the shock of this led to v's death, which was foreseeable as a risk of physical harm
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What case confirms transferred malice can lead to a dangerous act?
Mitchell
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What happened in the case of Ball?
D grabbed a handful of cartridges and loaded his shot gun and shot v. As he honestly believed they were blank, he was not convictdd of murder
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Why was d not found guilty of constructive manslaughter in the case of Dalby?
Supplying drugs on its own is not dangerous
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What is the name of the case which confirms that simply supplying drugs is not a dangerous act?
Kennedy & Dias
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What is the case where d injected v with heroine at v's request, which is a dangerous unlawful act?
Cato
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What happened in the case of Carion- Auguiste?
D threw a firework into a crowded bus station where the passengers rushed in a panic knocking over an elderly lady
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Was d convicted of constructive mansluahget in this case?
Yes
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Card 2
Front
What does the case of Franklin confirm?
Back
It confirms that this act must be criminal, and not merely a civil wrong act.
Card 3
Front
What happened in the case of Franklin?
Back
Card 4
Front
What case confirms looking in trains is not a criminal act?
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