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Involuntary Manslaughter

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Term
Definition
Constructive Manslaughter   Unlawful killing through an unlawful & dangerous act  
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Test for GNM   Duty, breach, risk of death, death, gross negligence  
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Lowe   CM can't be through an omission  
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Franklin   CM can't be through a tort  
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Lamb   'Revolver' case - no unlawful act  
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Church   Case where 'dangerous' is defined  
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DPP v Newbury & Jones   Boys threw block onto train - objective test for dangerous  
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Larkin   'Razor' case - unlawful act needn't be aimed at V  
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Mitchell   'Queue' case - transferred malice  
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JM & SM   'Bouncer' case - actual harm suffered was not foreseeable  
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Dawson   Robbery - cashier died of heart attack  
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Watson   Burglary/assault - frail elderly victim  
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Goodfellow   Burned house down - harm was foreseeable  
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Bristow & others   Circumstances of burglary made it dangerous  
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Farnon & Ellis   Fire in derelict building - D had mental age of 6  
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Kennedy   Drug injection - causation  
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Lewis/Corbett   D being hit by car didn't break chain  
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Adomako   Leading case on GNM  
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Bateman   Doctor negligent during delivery of baby - 'disregard for life & safety of others'...  
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Singh   Manager of flats - CO poisoning  
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Misra, Srivastrava   GNM does not breach Art 7 ECHR  
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Wood & Hodgson   Ecstasy tablet in cigarette packet  
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Wacker   Immigrants in lorry - ex turpi causa?  
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Finlay   Scout trip to Snowdon - not GNM  
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Willoughby   Pub arson - GNM and CM may overlap  
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Lidar   Reckless MS may still exist?!  
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Stone & Dobinson/Instan/Miller/Pittwood   Duty owed for various reasons...  
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Rose/Kuddus   Risk of death is assessed using D's knowledge at time of breach  
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Evans   Duty owed by supplier of drugs  
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