Criminal law
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| Strict Liability | A crime that requires no mens rea
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| Intent | Desiring an outcome or knowing that it is virtually certain
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| Recklessness | Being aware that an outcome might happen
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| Actus reus | The physical element of a crime
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| AR of murder | Unlawful killing of a human being
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| MR of murder | Intent to kill or cause really serious harm
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| Omission | Failing to do something
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| Pittwood | Crossing guard failed to act
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| Miller | Man who caused fire failed to act
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| Stone & Dobinson | Couple failed to look after sister
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| White | D didn't cause the death of his mother - 'but for' test
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| Pagett | D caused his girlfriend's death by using her as a human shield
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| Jordan | Poor medical treatment broke the chain of causation
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| Smith | Being dropped from stretcher didn't break the chain of causation
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| Blaue | A 'thin skull' won't break the chain of causation
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| Diminished Responsibility | Partial defence to murder that depends on an abnormality of mental functioning
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| Loss of Control | Partial defence to murder that requires a 'trigger' of fear or anger
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| Gross Negligence Manslaughter | D owes a duty of care to V and breaches it to a criminal degree
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| Constructive Manslaughter | D commits an unlawful and dangerous act on V which causes death
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| Sentence for murder | Mandatory life sentence
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| Sentence for manslaughter | Discretionary (maximum) life sentence
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| Assault | Intentionally or recklessly causing fear of attack
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| Battery | Intentionally or recklessly applying unlawful force
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| ABH (S47) | An assault or battery that causes actual (more than minimal) harm.
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| Savage | For ABH D does not need to foresee harm, just to intend or be reckless about assault or battery
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| GBH (S20) | Causing serious harm or a wound with intent or recklessness as to causing some harm
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| GBH (S18) | Causing serious harm or a wound with intent
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| Theft | Dishonestly appropriating property belonging to another
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| Burglary | Trespassing with intent to cause GBH or steal, or trespassing and causing GBH or stealing
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| Aggravated burglary | Burglary with a weapon
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| Robbery | Theft with threat/use of force
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| Making off without payment | 'Doing a runner'
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| Eisenhower | Case that explains what a wound is
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| Savage | ABH case - she threw the drink AND the glass!
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| DPP v K | Indirect battery - acid in face
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| Ireland | Assault - silent phone calls
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| Theft | Dishonestly appropriating property belonging to another with the intent to permanently deprive
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| Burglary | Trespassing whilst intending to steal/commit GBH/commit criminal damage OR attempting to steal/commit GBH OR stealing/committing GBH
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| Robbery | Theft plus use or threat of force
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| Automatism | An external thing affects D, meaning that he can form no mens rea
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| Insanity | Defect of reason, caused by a disease of the mind
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| Consent | Where somebody agrees to something - may provide a general defence
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| Duress | Where a threat is made to force somebody to commit a crime - can't be used as a defence to murder
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| Intoxication | Where D cannot form mens rea because of drink or drugs. May provide a defence to Murder, GBH S18 and Theft.
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| Self-defence | Where reasonable force is used to protect yourself, others or property.
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