Criminal law - involuntary manslaughter Flashcards
1
Q
R v Misra
A
breach of duty must be gross
2
Q
R v Broughton
A
developed the adomako test
3
Q
R v Adomako
A
created test for gross negligence
4
Q
R v Lamb
A
must be an unlawful act
5
Q
R v Williams
A
the usual rules for causation apply for unlawful act manslaughter
6
Q
R v Ball
A
intention is irrelevant for UAM if the act is dangerous
7
Q
R v Church
A
Unlawful act manslaughter AR - must be foreseeable to cause risk/ must be a dangerous act
8
Q
R v Lowe
A
Unlawful act manslaughter AR- must be an act not an omission
9
Q
R v wacker
A
Duty of care GN
10
Q
R v DPP and jones
A
Duty must be breached
11
Q
DPP v newbury and jones
A
MR of unlawful act
12
Q
R v singh
A
Serious obvious risk of death GN
13
Q
AG ref no 2
A
Risk or death was foreseeable
