Unlawful Act Manslaughter Cases

Summary

Unlawful act manslaughter is defined under common law, shaped by court decisions like R v Church, R v Newbury and Jones, and R v Goodfellow. These cases established that the act must be dangerous and cause death, without the need for the defendant to foresee harm or direct the act at the victim. In R v Larkin, threatening with a razor led to manslaughter when a woman accidentally died. In Lamb [1967], no unlawful act was found as the friends believed the gun was safe. In Kennedy (No 2) [2007], the supplier of drugs was not guilty of manslaughter when the victim self-administered.

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summarise r v larkin
Sure! Here's a brief summary of R v Larkin (*):
- Case Facts: Larkin threatene**** another man with a razor. A woman intervene**** an**** acci****entally fell onto the razor, causing her ****eath.
- Legal Issue: Whether Larkin's intention to threaten with a razor constitute**** manslaughter when the woman acci****entally ****ie****.
- Decision: The court hel**** that an unlawful act (threatening with a razor) that ina****vertently causes ****eath can result in manslaughter.
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Where ****oes the ****efinition of unlawful act manslaughter come from
Unlawful act manslaughter is ****efine**** un****er common law, which means it has been ****evelope**** through court ****ecisions over time rather than being set out in a specific statute. It generally involves the following elements:
- The ****efen****ant commits an unlawful act.
- The act is ****angerous an**** likely to cause harm.
- The act results in the ****eath of another person.
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What court ****ecisions
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Court ****ecisions that have contribute**** to the ****efinition an**** un****erstan****ing of unlawful act manslaughter un****er common law inclu****e:
- R v Church (*): Establishe**** that the unlawful act must be ****angerous.
- R v Newbury an**** Jones (*): Confirme**** that the ****efen****ant ****oes not nee**** to foresee the harm.
- R v Goo****fellow (*): Showe**** that the act ****oes not have to be ****irecte**** at the victim.
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Can you explain in a sentence how the cases establishe**** the ****efinition of unlawful act manslaughter
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The cases R v Church, R v Newbury an**** Jones, an**** R v Goo****fellow establishe**** that unlawful act manslaughter involves a ****angerous unlawful act that causes ****eath without the nee**** for the ****efen****ant to foresee the harm or ****irect the act at the victim.
oscola refrence the church case
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Sure! Here is the OSCOLA reference for the case R v Church:
*R v Church* [*] * QB * (CA)
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summarise Lamb [*] * QB *
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<****iv class='info'> Summary of Lamb [*] * QB *
- Case Facts: Two frien****s were playing with a revolver, believing it to be safe. The revolver ****ischarge****, killing one of the frien****s.
- Legal Issue: Whether the act constitute**** manslaughter.
- Decision: The court hel**** that there was no unlawful act because the frien****s ****i**** not believe the gun was loa****e****. Therefore, no mens rea for manslaughter was establishe****.
summarise Kenne****y (no *) [*] UKHL *
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Summary of Kenne****y (No *) [*] UKHL *:
- Case Facts: Kenne****y prepare**** a syringe of heroin an**** han****e**** it to the victim, who self-injecte**** an**** later ****ie****.
- Legal Issue: Whether Kenne****y was guilty of manslaughter by unlawful act.
- Decision: The House of Lor****s hel**** that if a fully informe**** a****ult self-a****ministers a ****rug, the person who supplie**** it cannot be guilty of manslaughter.
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