'It was clear from the evidence that D's main aim was to seriously injure a police officer when he accelerated hard at him.'
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Card 7
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D was driving his car, was ordered to stop by a policeman. He failed to do this so the policeman jumped on the bonnet of his car, D swerves and sped off to avoid the policeman, he was thrown off and killed.
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Card 8
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DPP v Smith was criticised by the Law Commission as -
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Card 9
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The CJA 1967 s.8 - 2 things were made clear in this:
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Card 10
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Killed 3 month old son, threw him against a wall & fractured his skull - died. Claimed real intention was to stop the baby's crying, not to kill.
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'It is necessary for the judge to direct the jury that they may only find an I to kill or do serious bodily harm if they are satisfied that: - Death or serious bodily harm was a v.c - D appreciated that death or serious bodily harm was a v.c
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D pushed their v from a bridge knowing he couldn't swim, he fell 25ft and drowned. The trial judge told the jury that death was a virtual certainty & D appreciated this.
