Homicide

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The killing of a human being, within the Queens peace, with _____ aforethought
malice
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The person who said the definition of murder
Lord Coke
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R v White said which test
but for
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The following facts are of which case: D put poison in V's drink, but V died of heart attack before the poison kicked in. R v
White
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In legal causation, D must have ______ Vs death
accelerated
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In legal causation the act of the defendant must be more than
de minimus
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Does the defendants act have to be the only cause of death?
no
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In R v Simon Kennedy, it says the act of the D must be a _______ supervening vountary act
positive
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Actions of a 3rd party will not be NAI if Ds act was more than ____ cause of death
trifling
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The case for medical NAI is R v ____
Blaue
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R v Blaue developed which rule
egg shell skull
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In R v Simon Kennedy, the victim was a "fully informed and _______ adult"
responsible
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The test for legal causation is generally the ____________ test
reasonable foresight
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In R v Roberts, an escape case, the victim threw himself out of a ____ because D made an advance at him
car
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In R v Roberts did the court say this was reasonably foreseeable?
yes
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The ruling of R v Williams, another escape case, was, that a person may act quickly, so the jury must take into account the ________ of the victim
characteristics
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In R v Smith, a case about operating and substantial cause, it was held that if at the time of death, if at time of death the original wound is still an operating and substantial cause then _____ is result of wound
death
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In R v Dear, a case about operating and substantial cause, the victim removed his ____ and died. D was still held responsible.
stitches
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The person who said the definition of murder

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Lord Coke

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R v White said which test

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The following facts are of which case: D put poison in V's drink, but V died of heart attack before the poison kicked in. R v

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In legal causation, D must have ______ Vs death

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