murder

Cards (10)

Define murder - Lord Coke
The unlawful killing of a reasonable person in being under the kings peace, with malice, aforethought and express or implied intention
name the case for unlawful killing
R v Brown
name the case for the reasonable person not being a foetus
A-G ref.
name the case for a reasonable person not being braindead
Malchereck v Steel
What does under the Kings peace mean?
not during wartime
What does malice mean?
A desire to harm somebody
What does an aforethought refer to?
Having thought of the action before doing it, even if it were a few seconds
what is express intention? (and case)
where the outcome was a virtual certainty (Woolin)
what does implied intention mean? (and case)
the intention was there (mohan)
what is the sentencing?
Mandatory life sentence