Involuntary Manslaughter - Uam

Front 1

Lamb

Back 1

Two friends playing with a gun, were unaware it was loaded. Killed his friend after the gun was fired. The actual act of holding the gun was not unlawful as v wasn't in fear of an assault.

Hint 1

Unlawful act

Front 2

Lowe

Back 2

V died due to child neglect, an omission is not sufficient for UAM

Hint 2

Unlawful act

Front 3

Franklin

Back 3

Threw a box off a pier which killed a swimmer, although it is a civil wrong it is not an unlawful act.

Hint 3

Unlawful act

Front 4

Larkin

Back 4

Waved razor and accidentally slashed his girlfriends throat, the unlawful act was an assault.

Hint 4

Unlawful act

Front 5

Mitchell

Back 5

Harm doesn't need to be aimed at the final victim, the principles of transferred malice apply.

Hint 5

Dangerous act

Front 6

Mitchell

Back 6

Harm doesn't need to be aimed at the final victim, the principles of transferred malice apply.

Hint 6

Dangerous act

Front 7

Dawson

Back 7

Robbed a petrol station where the employee had a heart condition and the stress brought on a heart attack. Got to recognise any possible risks, a heart condition isn't easily recognisable.

Hint 7

Dangerous act

Front 8

Mitchell

Back 8

Harm doesn't need to be aimed at the final victim, the principles of transferred malice apply.

Hint 8

Dangerous act

Front 9

Dawson

Back 9

Robbed a petrol station where the employee had a heart condition and the stress brought on a heart attack. Got to recognise any possible risks, a heart condition isn't easily recognisable.

Hint 9

Dangerous act

Front 10

Watson

Back 10

Robbed an old man who died of a heart attack. Obvious risk here as he is old. Professionals couldn't determine his cause of HA so courts deemed it unfair to allow the jury to do so.

Hint 10

Dangerous act

Front 11

JM & SM

Back 11

The risk of some harm needs to be foreseeable not the severity or the type.

Hint 11

Dangerousness

Front 12

Kennedy

Back 12

Provided v with a syringe for heroine, v died after injecting themselves. The voluntary act of injecting broke the chain and stopped D being liable for Vs death

Hint 12

Substantial COD

Front 13

Kennedy

Back 13

Provided v with a syringe for heroine, v died after injecting themselves. The voluntary act of injecting broke the chain and stopped D being liable for Vs death

Hint 13

Substantial COD

Front 14

Carey

Back 14

A girl fled an attack and died due to her heart condition. The initial attack didn't cause her death and she ran excessive distance to get away. D is not the cause of death.

Hint 14

Substantial COD

Front 15

Kennedy

Back 15

Provided v with a syringe for heroine, v died after injecting themselves. The voluntary act of injecting broke the chain and stopped D being liable for Vs death

Hint 15

Substantial COD

Front 16

Carey

Back 16

A girl fled an attack and died due to her heart condition. The initial attack didn't cause her death and she ran excessive distance to get away. D is not the cause of death.

Hint 16

Substantial COD

Front 17

Lewis

Back 17

V was fleeing an attack from D and ran into oncoming traffic which killed him. Without Ds act V wouldn't have run into the traffic and wouldn't have died

Hint 17

Substantial COD

Front 18

Newbury and Jones

Back 18

Threw bricks off of a bridge, killed guard operating the train below. They weren't aware it was unlawful or aware of risks however mere intention to commit the act is enough for UAM.

Hint 18

MR

Front 19

Newbury and Jones

Back 19

Threw bricks off of a bridge, killed guard operating the train below. They weren't aware it was unlawful or aware of risks however mere intention to commit the act is enough for UAM.

Hint 19

MR