D shot his setp-father in 'quick on the draw' incident.
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Law on Moloney (1985)
Foresight of consequence is not the same as intention, its evidence of intention.
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Facts of Hancock & Shankland (1986)
Miners on strike dropped a concrete block down a bridge, killing a taxi driver.
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Law on Hancock & Shankland (1986)
The greater the probability of a consequence, the more likely it is that the consequence was foreseen and if that consequence was foreseen the greater the probability is that, the consequence was also intended.
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Facts of Nedrick (1986)
Defendant poured paraffin through the letter box, causing fire in the house. This resulted in the death of a child.
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Law on Nedrick (1986)
Jury not entitled to infer the necessary intention unless sure that death or serious bodily harm was a virtual certainty and that the defendant appreciated that.
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Facts of Woollin (1998)
Defendant threw his three-month old baby towards pram few feet away from the wall, causing the death of the child.
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Law on Woollin (1998)
The direction of Nedrick should not have used the word' infer'.Instead, the jury should be told they are entitled to 'find' intention.
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Facts of Re A (2000)
Doctors wanted to operated on conjoined twins but knew this would cause one them to die.
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Law on Re A (2000)
Court thought that Woollin made it law that foresight of consequences is intention
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Facts of Matthews & Alleyne (2003)
Defendants threw the V into a river where he drowned.
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Law on Matthews & Alleyne (2003)
Woollin meant that foresight of consequences is not intention. It is a rule of evidenc. If a jury decided that defendant foresaw the virtual certainty of death or serious injury then they are entitled to find intention but they do not have to do so.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Foresight of consequence is not the same as intention, its evidence of intention.
Back
Law on Moloney (1985)
Card 3
Front
Miners on strike dropped a concrete block down a bridge, killing a taxi driver.
Back
Card 4
Front
The greater the probability of a consequence, the more likely it is that the consequence was foreseen and if that consequence was foreseen the greater the probability is that, the consequence was also intended.
Back
Card 5
Front
Defendant poured paraffin through the letter box, causing fire in the house. This resulted in the death of a child.
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