Involuntary Manslaughter: Unlawful Act 0.0 / 5 ? LawCriminal lawA2/A-levelOCR Created by: 10dhallCreated on: 22-01-17 13:29 What does there need to be for an unlawful act manslaughter? 1) an unlawful act. 2) must be dangerous, 3) cause death. 1 of 7 Can it be an omission? No, omission is not enough. 2 of 7 What is the definition of 'dangerous' in this context? An ordinary, reasonable person would see the risk/harm. 3 of 7 Cases on unlawful manslaughter? R v Lamb, R v goodfellow, R v Watson 4 of 7 What happened in the case of R v Lamb 1967? Two young boys were playing with revolvers and one of the boys died from this. 5 of 7 What happened in R v Goodfellow? A man set fire to his house to try and claim insurance, accidentally killing some of his family members. 6 of 7 What happened in R v Watson? The Defendant burgled an elderly man, causing him to have a heart attack. 7 of 7
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