Cases for Muder

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Who defined the definition for muder?
Sir Edward Coke
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What is the names of the cases that confirms that factual causation is tested using the 'but for' test?
Pagett/White
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What happened in the case of Pagett?
D used his pregnant girlfriend as a human shield when being fired at
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What happened in the case of White?
D poisoned his mother's tea intending to kill her but she died of a heart attack before she drunk it.
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Wha does the cases of Smith and Cheshire confirm?
They confirm that d's actions must be a signficiant & operative cause of v's death, which is the legal causation
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Novus actus interveniens are intervening acts, what are the names of the 2 cases that demonstrate actions of a 3rd party?
Jordan/Cheshire
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What does the cases of Roberts and Williams confirm?
They confirm that escapism is an intervening act, that could break the chain of causation
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What does the case of Blaue confirm?
It confirms that, in the thin skull rule, d must take v as they find them
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What does the case of Dhaliwal do?
It did not break the chain of causation, as it couldn't be prove that d's actions caused v's suicide
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What is the name of the case where, for the purposes of murder, a foetus must be born alive for it to be a 'human being'?
AG Ref 3 of 1994
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What happened in the case of AG Ref 3 of 1994?
D stabbed a pregnant woman which caused premature birth of a 22 week old baby, who died 4 months later- d was not guilty
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What are the 3 cases where the jury must find that the result was objectively virtually certain & d was aware of this?
Nedrick/Woolin/Matthews & Alleyne
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What does the case of Saunders confirm?
It confirms that GBH means serious harm.
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What case confirms that GBH is really serious harm?
DPP v Smith
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