Gross Negligence Manslaughter Flashcards

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1
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A person is guilty of gross negligence manslaughter if…

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he owes a duty of care towards V and breaches that duty of care in causing their death in such an exceptionally bad way that his omission constitutes gross negligence and deserves criminal sanction

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2
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Acts/omissions don’t have to be…

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unlawful

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3
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4 elements must be proven for gross negligence manslaughter

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Adomako 1994

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Adomako 1994

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4 elements must be proven for gross negligence manslaughter

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4 elements of gross negligence manslaughter

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  • duty of care
  • breach of duty of care
  • breach must cause death
  • breach must be so negligent that it deserves criminal sanction
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Wilshire 1987

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Inexperience or lack of training is irrelevant

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Inexperience or lack of training is irrelevant

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Wilshire 1987

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What can be evidence of a breach in medical circumstances?

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If a doctor chooses a medical treatment where there are reasonable alternatives without obtaining the consent of the patient

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Broughton 2020 following Sellu 2016

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There must have been a breach at which time it was reasonably foreseeable to a competent D in their circumstances and with their skills that there was a serious and obvious risk of death and at this time, V must be proved beyond reasonable doubt to have a chance of surviving

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There must have been a breach at which time it was reasonably foreseeable to a competent D in their circumstances and with their skills that there was a serious and obvious risk of death and at this time, the victim must be proved beyond reasonable doubt to have a chance of surviving

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Broughton 2020 following Sellu 2016

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The CPS stated what?

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It is unnecessary for the breach of duty to be main cause of death, providing it contributed significantly

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Who stated that it is unnecessary for the breach of duty to be main cause of death, provided it contributed significantly?

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CPS

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13
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What doesn’t need to be proved?

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That D foresaw the risk

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Rose 2017

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‘an obvious risk is a present risk which is clear and unambiguous, not one which might become apparent on further investigation’

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‘an obvious risk is a present risk which is clear and unambiguous, not one which might become apparent on further investigation’

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Rose 2017

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Kuddus 2019

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Someone who is unaware of a hidden and undeclared disability of V cannot be expected to foresee a risk of death that is not obvious

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Someone who is unaware of the hidden and undeclared disability of V cannot be expected to foresee a risk of death that is not obvious

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Kuddus 2019

18
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Sellu 2016

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‘Gross’ must be more than a serious mistake, it must be a mistake that is ‘truly exceptionally bad’

19
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‘Gross’ must be more than a serious mistake, it must be a mistake that is ‘truly exceptionally bad’

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Sellu 2016

20
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What must be applied to determine whether the breach caused death?

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Legal and factual causation tests