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27 Cards in this Set
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CORJA |
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 |
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CAA |
Criminal Attempts Act 1981 |
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CDA |
Criminal Damage Act 1971 |
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CJIA |
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 |
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HA |
Homicide Act 1957 |
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RSA |
Road Safety Act 2006 |
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RTA |
Road Traffic Act 1988 |
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TA |
Theft Act 1968 |
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Adebolajo & Adebowale 2014 |
Actus reus - within the queens peace: Refers to the victim, Lee Rigby, not the defendants. |
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A (a juvenile) v R 1978 |
Criminal Dam - basic offence - damage: Spittle on policeman’s raincoat was not damage as could easily be wiped off |
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Airedale NHS Trust v Bland 1993 |
omissions - persistent vegetative state: Treatment may be withdrawn or withheld if in best interest of the patient. Can be an omission but can not go as far as a positive act. |
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Adomako 1994 |
Gross negligence - |
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Beckford 1987 |
Self-defence requirements - use of some force must be necessary: Police officer shot dead suspect he had gone to arrest whom he believed to have a gun and succeeded with defence. |
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Basildon Magistrates Court (Ricketts) 2010 |
Clothes left outside a charity shop were not abandoned |
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DPP v Majewski |
Intoxication: involuntary or voluntary. specific intent or basic intent. |
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Bateman (1925) |
Gross negligence manslaughter - gross means more then “mere” negligence which would form the basis of a civil claim. |
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Blake v DPP (1993) |
Criminal Damage: Lawful excuse - belief that God would consent is not a lawful excuse. |
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Denton (1982) |
Criminal Damage: Lawful excuse - if you genuinely believe you have consent of the victim. |
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Blaue (1976) |
Breaking causation chain - especially susceptible victim “thin skull” rule - D must take victim as he finds him - no break in causation chain because V was unknowingly susceptible. Blaue |
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Blaue (1976) |
Refusal of treatment does not Break causation chain - refused life saving blood transfusion because of religious beliefs - Blaue was Helen accountable for her death. |
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Hasan (2005) |
Duress defence - caused House of Lords to tighten up rules on use as a defence. |
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Martin (2000) |
Can rely on duress even where D is mistaken as to facts giving rise to the threat. |
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Boyle and Boyle (1987) |
Attempt - actus reus ‘more than preparatory act’ - they had damaged door as part of process of entering house. This was sufficient for conviction. |
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Pittwood (1902) |
Liability for omission - duty to act - level crossing guard |
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Gibbons and Proctor (1918) |
Liability for duty to act - father had duty to ensure his child was fed, when mum was withholding food |
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Lowe (1973) |
Liability for omission occurs when the crime is defined in such a way that it makes sense to say that an omission will suffice. Ie failing to put out a fire = destroy or damage |
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Children & Young Persons Act 1933 |
Duty to act - special relationship: parental, family or equivalent |
