1.4 causation

Question 1

What must be shown to prove a crime?

Answer 1

Causation must be shown

Question 2

What does causation mean in the context of a crime?

Answer 2

The act or omission committed must have caused the specific injury complained

Question 3

In the case of R v Blaue (1975), what was the victim’s response to the stab wounds?

Answer 3

Refused blood transfusion as a Jehovah’s Witness

Question 4

What was the outcome of the R v Blaue case?

Answer 4

The accused was convicted of manslaughter for the stabbing

Question 5

Why was the accused convicted in R v Blaue?

Answer 5

The stabbing was an ‘operative and substantial’ cause of death

Question 6

What must the prosecution prove in a criminal charge?

Answer 6

There is a link between the act and the crime

Question 7

If someone is stabbed and dies, what must be proved?

Answer 7

That the stab wounds caused the death

Question 8

What is the term used to describe the link between the act and the effect produced?

Answer 8

Causation

Question 9

Fill in the blank: The prosecution needs to prove that the act was the _______ and operative cause of the crime.

Answer 9

[substantial]

Question 10

True or False: The fault of the doctor can be blamed for the death if someone dies after being stabbed.

Answer 10

False