Unlawful Act Manslaughter
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- Created on: 21-05-18 09:01
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- Unlawful Act Manslaughter (AG Reference (No3 of 1994) (1997))
- Unlawful act must be dangerous
- Dawson - the jury must imagine they had the same knowledge as D had at the time when deciding whether the act is dangerous
- Establish an unlawful act
- Franklin - must be a criminal act, civil not sufficient
- Lowe - omissions are not sufficient
- D had the necessary mens rea for the unlawful act
- Newbury and Jones - D does not have to intend or foresee death
- The unlawful, dangerous act must have caused the death
- Corrion-Auguiste - replaces Smith for legal causation
- Kennedy; Cato - replaces Roberts; Williams for victims own actions
- Unlawful act must be dangerous
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