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Introduction to criminal law
Glanville williams 1,
Duff 2,
Principles of criminal law 4 3
10
cards
Actus reus
Conduct element of the offence; describes what the defendant must be proved to have done/failed to do, in what circumstances, and with what consequences in order to be guilty
7
cards
Causation
For some crimes, it is necessary to show not only that D performed an act, but that the act caused a particular consequence
10
cards
Mens rea
The mental element of the offence- 'guilty mind'
8
cards
Murder
Definition of murder 1,
Unlawfully 2,
Killed 3
10
cards
Loss of control
Partial defence only to murder; reduces sentence to voluntary manslaughter
8
cards
Diminished responsibility
partial defence to murder
5
cards
Constructive (unlawful act) manslaughter
Requirements 1,
An unlawful act 2,
Dangerous act 3
7
cards
Gross negligence manslaughter
Requirements 1,
A duty of care is owed 2,
A breach of duty 3
7
cards
Reckless manslaughter
Requirements 1,
Does it actually exist 2
2
cards
Theft
Theft Act 1968: dishonest appropriation of property belonging to another with intention to permanently deprive
6
cards
Fraud
Fraud Act 2006
9
cards
Assault
section 39 Criminal Justice Act 1988
5
cards
Battery
section 39 CJA 1988
7
cards
Assault occasioning ABH
s47 OATPA 1861
4
cards
Malicious wounding or inflicting GBH
section 20 OATPA 1861
5
cards
Wounding and infliction of GBH with intent
Section 18 OATPA 1861
2
cards
OATP issues
transmitting disease, consent
3
cards
Sexual offences
Sexual Offences Act 2003
8
cards
Public Order Offences
Public Order Act 1986
3
cards
Strict liability offences
Strict liabilit 1,
What mr will be presumed 2,
Defences 3
6
cards
Hate crime
Crime and Disorder Act 1998
7
cards
Complicity
Accessories and Abettors Act 1861, s 8
10
cards
Attempts
Criminal Attempts Act 1981
4
cards
Children (infancy) and insanity at time of trial, intoxication
Infancy 1,
Insanity at time of trial 2,
Intoxication 3
3
cards
Insanity (at the time of the alleged offence)
Criteria 1,
Defect of reason 2,
Disease of the mind 3
7
cards
Automatism
Requirements 1,
Complete loss of voluntary control 2,
An external factor 3
4
cards
Duress
not a defence to murder
5
cards
Necessity
not technically a defence (lesser of two evils)
1
cards
Public and private defence (self-defence)
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, s76
4
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