Loading shotguns with step father- taunts him, accidentally shoots him dead:- Conviction for murder quashed on appeal
1 of 13
Hancock and Shankland (1986)
Miners on strike, pushed concrete block into road to prevent another miner from working, killed taxi driver:- conviction for murder quashed
2 of 13
Nedrick (1986)
Paraffin through the letter box, child died:- conviction for murder quashed- manslaughter
3 of 13
Woollin (1998)
Threw 3month old baby against wall at pram
4 of 13
Matthews and Alleyne (2003)
Dropped v off of bridge,couldn't swim, doggy paddle, left before he reached safety and he drowned:- intention to kill
5 of 13
Cunningham (1957)
Tore gas meter off of wall, leaked into next door house, woman affected by it:- Offence against persons act 1861- recklessness
6 of 13
Met Police Commissioner v Caldwell (1981)
Set fire to hotel he worked at, whilst drunk.- Arson s 1(2) of Criminal Damage Act 1971
7 of 13
Lidar (2000)
Bouncer hanging out of Range rover half in half out. Bouncer fell under wheel. convicted of Manslaughter through duty of care of being in the car.
8 of 13
Sweet v Parsley (1969)
Teacher owned farmhouse which was being let to students whom were smoking canabis. She had no knowledge of the activity and therefore wasn't convicted..
9 of 13
Latimer (1886)
Transferred Malice. Went to hit a guy with a belt in a pub. The belt bounced off the man and struck a woman in the face. Guilty of an assault even though he had not meant to hit her.
10 of 13
Thabo Meli v R (1954)
Guys push thought to be dead guy off a cliff, wasn't actually dead and later died from exposure.
11 of 13
Church (1965)
D fought with woman, knocked her out, tried to bring her round, dumped body in river. She drowned:- conviction for Manslaughter upheld.
12 of 13
Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner (1986)
Drove over policeman's foot, without realising. When asked several times, refused to move, eventually did. -Convicted of assaulting police officer.
13 of 13
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Miners on strike, pushed concrete block into road to prevent another miner from working, killed taxi driver:- conviction for murder quashed
Back
Hancock and Shankland (1986)
Card 3
Front
Paraffin through the letter box, child died:- conviction for murder quashed- manslaughter
Back
Card 4
Front
Threw 3month old baby against wall at pram
Back
Card 5
Front
Dropped v off of bridge,couldn't swim, doggy paddle, left before he reached safety and he drowned:- intention to kill
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