The document discusses 12 questions and answers related to the legal definitions and tests for establishing the elements of murder. It addresses the actus reus and mens rea requirements, defining murder as the unlawful killing of a person with the intent to kill or cause serious harm. It also references several legal authorities that provide tests for factual and legal causation, oblique intent, committing the actus reus by omission, and how a victim trying to escape does not break the chain of causation.

1. A Question of Murder!!!

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3. Question 1 ANSWER

4. Answer BACK TO THE BOARD... Coke Defined murder

5. Question 2 ANSWER

6. Answer BACK TO THE BOARD... Pittwood Authority for the fact you can commit the actus reus of murder by omission

7. Question 3 ANSWER

8. Answer BACK TO THE BOARD... Airedale v Bland Authority for brain stem death = death

9. Question 4 ANSWER

10. Answer BACK TO THE BOARD... White Authority for factual causation – ‘but for’ test

11. Question 5 ANSWER

12. Answer BACK TO THE BOARD... Saunders Confirms the mens rea for murder is intent to kill or cause serious harm

13. Question 6 ANSWER

14. Answer BACK TO THE BOARD... Woollin Gives us the test for oblique intent

15. Question 7 ANSWER

16. Answer BACK TO THE BOARD... Cheshire Authority for legal causation must be the substantive and operating cause

17. Question 8 ANSWER

18. Answer BACK TO THE BOARD... Pagett Legal Causation

19. Question 9 ANSWER

20. Answer BACK TO THE BOARD... Stone and Dobinson Commission of actus reus by omission

21. Question 10 ANSWER

22. Answer BACK TO THE BOARD... Roberts Victim trying to escape does not break the chain of causation

23. Question 11 ANSWER What is the actus reus of murder?

24. Answer BACK TO THE BOARD... The unlawful killing of a person in being under the Queen’s peace

25. Question 12 ANSWER What is the mens rea of murder?

26. Answer BACK TO THE BOARD... Intent to kill or cause serious harm