Criminal Law (LLB) - Unlawful Act Manslaughter & Gross Negligence Manslaughter

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A I M L K J S P W Y N D P P K R U
K R Y F B I A I A Q Q L J R U G I
T U C L X H Y Q Y R N P M E C H A
K Q I M P H A U X L U C M X B L I
H H R O J S Y R W T S I H V R F A
N Q G I Y X R V X A N L W L V F O
L D S P I R U B C R I L B S B V G
V I B D O V B A J V K F N L R N H
M O L A S F W L W W R L A O I K V
D T K K Q R E L B A A I A V S I X
O A B B A A N C L T L K K D T C M
D C G S J N V I K S V G A R O W Y
I V K H N K P H T O R W Q S W N X
G R G O E L P W G N M H F A I P X
H M H C B I D R V A D A M A K O B
V P B M M N G U L F J N C M R P E
E Y G B I A N A S Q C P Y C Q F N

Clues

  • What case evidences that the act must be unlawful in the sense that it must constitute a criminal offence? (2A) (1, 1, 8)
  • What case evidences that the unlawful act need not be directed at the victim? (3A) (1, 1, 6)
  • what case held that a sober and reasonable person would regard the act of the appellant as dangerous as they would have known of the age and frail condition of the victim. (6A) (1, 1, 6)
  • What case held that burglary was dangerous in this case because there was a risk of someone intervening due to there only being a single track to escape with vehicles? (6C) (1, 1, 7)
  • What case showed that where a d injects someone with a noxious thing (s23 of the Offences against the person Act 1861) that causes death this will amount to an unlawful act manslaughter. (6D) (1, 1, 4)
  • What case shows that the d's mistaken belief that the act was not dangerous could not be attributed to a reasonable man? (6B) (1, 1, 4)
  • What case states that the ordinary principles of negligence apply to gross negligence manslaughter for the purposes of finding a duty of care? (8) (1, 1, 7)
  • What case states that there does not need to be a mens rea for the causing of death, just a mens rea for the unlawful act which caused the death? (2A) (3, 1, 7)

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