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Unlawful + Dangerous Act Manslaughter - Coggle Diagram
Unlawful + Dangerous Act Manslaughter
Sentence at discretion of the judge
Involuntary Manslaughter
Acts causes death (Actus Reus)
Cato
Assisted victim to take drug - Unlike
Kennedy
Formal rules of causation
Direct link between act and death
Common law offence
Actus Reus of murder, but no Mens Rea
Act must be unlawful (Actus Reus)
A civil offence is not enough -
Franklin
Cannot be committed by an omission -
R v Khan + Khan
Act must constitute criminal offence
The act must be dangerous (Actus Reus
Carey
Running away not dangerous
Must cause a physical injury
R v Church
objective test
Emotional or mental shoch not enough
R v Wooley + Campbell
Caused heart attack - Guilty
Mens Rea
No need to prove foresight of harm -
R v JM+SM
That of the unlawful and dangerous criminal offence
Usually, intention or recklessness