Causation Flashcards
1
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What is causation?
A
Causation is a way of establishing who committed the Actus Reus.
2
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What is Factual Causation?
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Factual Causation is the ‘but for test’ - but for the defendants actions would the result have happened anyway?
3
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What is the case for Factual Causation?
A
White
4
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What is Legal Causation?
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Legal Causation is if a significant contribution was made. The defendant must be more than a slight or trifling link to the crime. They do not have to be the sole cause.
5
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What is the case for Legal Causation?
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Kimsey
