Law Murder

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What is the sentence given for murder?
Life
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What are the two types of intention?
Direct intent and oblique intent
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What is direct intent?
Direct intent is when someone wants to kill someone and they go out and do it
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What is oblique intent?
Oblique intent is when someone's main intention isn't to kill someone but they know it is a possible outcome from what they are doing
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What is a case example of oblique intent?
Hyam V DPP
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What is the mens rea of murder?
Malice aforethought / intention to cause GBH
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What is the actus reus of murder?
A has killed B
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What statute evolved from DPP v Smith 1961?
Section 8 of the Criminal Justice Act 1976
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What does section 8 of the Criminal Justice Act 1976 state?
That the courts do not have to infer that someone foresaw or intended something just because it was a natural consequence of their actions, but they do have to take all of the evidence into account
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What is a case example of neccessity?
Re A 2000
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What is the sentence for over 21's?
full life
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What is the sentence for over 18's?
30 years
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What is the sentence for under 18's?
12 years
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'In being'?
If a baby in the womb dies as a result of someone's actions, they are not guilty of murder
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A case concerning 'in being'?
Malorie Bantala
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A medical case on murder?
Cox
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Another case surrounding the issue of intention?
Woolin 1998
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A case making a statute?
R v Smith
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