Gross Negligence Manslaughter

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  • Created on: 11-01-17 23:46
What is GNM?
A killing due to carelessness
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What are the factors of GNM?
There must be a duty of care, the harm must be foreseeable and was indifferent to obvious risk
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What are the cases?
Adamako 1995, Khan v Khan 1998, Stone & Dobinson 1932, Pittwood 1902, Simpson 2007, Evans 2009
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What are the problems with this area of the law?
Too wide, wrong moral messages, uncertain
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What is the leading case?
Evans 2009
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