Unlawful Act Manslaughter

Question 1

All 5 steps of UAM

Answer 1

1) Must be an act not an omission
2) Must be unlawful
3) Must be a dangerous act
4) Must be the substantial cause of death
5) Must have the mens rea

Question 2

Miller

Answer 2

1) Cannot be an omission must be an act

Question 3

Lamb

Answer 3

2) Shot someone, but lacked MR for assault

Question 4

Gibbons v Proctor

Answer 4

2) Must have intention to commit dangerous act

Question 5

Dawson

Answer 5

3) Jury must imagine they had knowledge that D have had

Question 6

Watson

Answer 6

3) What was known about V at the time must be taken into account

Question 7

Kennedy

Answer 7

4) Victims own actions caused death

Question 8

Shohid

Answer 8

4) Prevention of someones safety caused death

Question 9

Carey

Answer 9

4) Heart condition caused by fear was not substantial

Question 10

Lewis

Answer 10

4) A continuous act can amount to the cause of death

Question 11

Newbury and Jones

Answer 11

5) Threw slab off bridge, foreseeable to cause ‘some harm’

Question 12

Le brun

Answer 12

5) Sequence of events can lead to UAM