Involuntary Manslaughter: Unlawful Act

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  • Created 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.
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Can it be an omission?
No, omission is not enough.
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What is the definition of 'dangerous' in this context?
An ordinary, reasonable person would see the risk/harm.
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Cases on unlawful manslaughter?
R v Lamb, R v goodfellow, R v Watson
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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.
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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.
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What happened in R v Watson?
The Defendant burgled an elderly man, causing him to have a heart attack.
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