MURDER AOS2 Flashcards

1
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Indictable offences

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Serious offences usually heard in supreme or county courts.

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Elements of the crime of murder are?
(For a person accused of murder to be found guilty of the crime, the prosecution in the case must prove each of the following)

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  • the killing must be unlawful
  • victim is a human-being
  • accused must be over age of discretion
  • the accused caused the death of the victim
  • the accused was a person of sound mind
  • no malice aforethought
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3
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Defences for murder?

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  • self-defence
  • mental impairment
  • accident
  • duress
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4
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Possible sanctions for murder?

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Life imprisonment or 25 years of imprisonment (manslaughter)

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5
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Common law

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All elements of murder have been developed through common law

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IMPACT OF INDIVIDUALS DUE TO MURDER?

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Family and friends feel unsafe and upset
- victims family may suffer if victim were the main source of money
- people who use to engage with accused may suffer through depression or PTSD

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IMPACT ON SOCIETY DUE TO MURDER?

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distrust in others and confidence in police and legal system to protect us

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