Cases for Murder

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Who provided the definition of murder?
Sir Edward Coke
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What are the 2 cases that establishes factual causation?
Pagett/White
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The cases of Smith/Cheshire confirm what?
They confirm legal causation, which establishes that D's actions must be the signficant and operative cause.
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What are the 2 cases that confirm that actions of a 3rd party are intervening acts?
Jordan/Cheshire
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What is the case that confirms that escapeism applies as an intevrening act when d's escape attempt was reasonable?
Roberts
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What is the contrasting case to Roberts?
The case of Williams
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What does the case of Blaue confirm?
It confirms that in the thin skull rule, d must take their victim as they find them
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What does the case of AG Ref 3 of 1994 confirm?
It confirms that a foetus must be born alive to be a 'human being ' for the purposes of murder
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What happened in the case of AG Ref 3 of 1994?
D stabbed a pregnant woman which caused a premature birth of a 22 week old foetus, who died 4 months. D was found NOT guilty of murder.
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What is the case that confirms that express and implied malice aforethough is sufficient MR for murder?
The case of Vickers
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What is the case which shows that d's MR was his 'main aim, purpose or desire to bring about the result?
Moloney
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What does the case of Mohan confirm?
It confirms that d's direct intent was that d made a decision to bring about the consequent
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What are the 3 cases that confirm oblique intent, where the result was objectively virtually certain & subjectively aware that it was?
Woollin/Matthews & Alleyne/Nedrick
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What does the case of Saunders confirm?
It confirms that GBH means serious harm
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What is the case that confirms that GBH is really serious harm?
DPP v Smith
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What are the 2 cases that establishes factual causation?

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The cases of Smith/Cheshire confirm what?

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What are the 2 cases that confirm that actions of a 3rd party are intervening acts?

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What is the case that confirms that escapeism applies as an intevrening act when d's escape attempt was reasonable?

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