Coincidence

Question 1

Case law for transferred malice.

Answer 1

R v Latimer - D’s mens rea can be transferred from the intended victim to the actual victim, meaning D is still guilty.

Question 2

Case law for exception to transferred malice rule.

Answer 2

R v Pembliton - You cannot transfer intention to hit people to property and vice versa.

Question 3

Case law for Single Transaction Theory

Answer 3

R v Thabo Meli - Where the MR happens first.
The court will extend the MR to meet the AR to treat the events as one “single transaction” with the MR continuing throughout.

Question 4

Continuing Act Theory.

Answer 4

Fagan v MPC - Where the AR happens first
The Court will extend the AR to meet the MR. The court will treat this as one “continuing act” with the AR continuing throughout.