MURDER CASES

Question 1

DEFINITION OF MURDER?

Answer 1

The unlawful killing of a reasonable creature in being under the queens peace with malice aforethought

SIR EDWARD COKE

Question 2

Killing is lawful in self defence

Answer 2

Martin 2002

Question 3

Killing is lawful when saving another

Answer 3

Re A (children) (conjoined twins) 2000

Question 4

a foetus is not a human being

Answer 4

AG ref (no 3 of 1994) (1997)

Question 5

is someone on life support really dead

Answer 5

airdale NHS trust v bland

Question 6

Factual causation

Answer 6

Pagett/White

Question 7

Substantial and operating cause (legal causation)

Answer 7

Smith

Question 8

More than minimal cause of death

Answer 8

Cato

Question 9

Thin Skull rule - take V as u find them

Answer 9

Blaue

Question 10

Third party intervening acts break the chain of causation

Answer 10

Jordan/Smith/Cheshire

Question 11

Victims own actions can break chain

Answer 11

Roberts

Question 12

Intention to cause GBH

Answer 12

Vickers/Cunningham

Question 13

Virtual certainty = guilty

Answer 13

Maloney/Woollin

Question 14

Transferred Malice

Answer 14

Latimer/Mitchell