6. Voluntary acts: True or False: HL ruled that a voluntary act by v also breaks the chain
True
False
7. Self-neglect: what was the case where D cut v on his finger but the v ignored medical advice?
Holland 1841
R v Blaue 1975
Adams 1957
8. What is said in Kimsey?
If her life were cut short by weeks or months it was just as much murder as if it were cut short by years
D's original act makes a more than minimal contribution to the consequence
It was only in the most extraordinary and unusual medical cases that medical treatment would break the chain
9. What happened in Kay v Butterworth...
D was drunk in a hospital, police were called to remove him and placed him on a pavement outside of the hospital, the police charged him with being drunk in a public place.
Judge gave a following statement in the obiter, 'a car driver is attacked by a swarm of bees, swerves and injures someone' he could plead automatism.
D fell asleep when driving - was voluntary, he was tired when driving and he could have pulled over.
He was in possession of drugs.
10. You cannot commit the AR of a crime by omitting/failing to do something
Circumstance crimes
Consequence crimes
Crimes committing by omission
Conduct crimes
11. Pre-existing condition: What caused the women to die?
Argument, physical exertion and fright
Argument, mental exertion and fright
Argument, physical exertion and poison
Argument, mental exertion and posion
12. '_____ ____' is when some crimes are committed if D does a certain act, regardless of the consequence e.g strict liability.
Crimes committed by omission
Conduct crimes
Circumstance crimes
Consequence crimes
13. Causation: if the 'but for' test is yes, what does it mean?
D is not a factual cause
D is a factual cause
14. Murder (dead body) and death by dangerous driving is an example of what crime?
Circumstance
Consequence
Conduct
Crimes committed by omission
15. What is the case for 'Dangerous situation caused by the D & D failed to put it right?
Miller 1983
Stone & Dobinson 1977
Pretty 2001
Kay v Butterworth
16. Actus reus is the...
Physical Element
Mental Element
17. Acceleration principle: what case was this said in? 'If her life was cut short by weeks or months it was just as much murder as it if were cut short by years'
Adams 1957
Kay v Butterworth
R v Blaue 1975
Haywood 1908
18. True or false: R v Malcherk & Steel 1981 'turning off life support will never break the chain'
True
False
19. In which case did the judge give the following statement in 'A car driver is attacked by a swarm of bees, swerves and injures someone'.
R v Pagett 1983
Hill v Baxter 1958
R v Adomako 1994
Kay v Butterworth
20. What is the name of the case for circumstance crimes?
