Edexcel A level law crime case studies
June 2024 Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
Hill v Baxter (1958) - Answer>>Actus reus must be voluntary
Marchant and Muntz (2003) - Answer>>Although a death
happened, there was no AR, and no dangerous driving by D
Larsonneur (1933) - Answer>>D did not want to come to
England, and was charged with being an alien despite not
wanting to be there
Pittwood (1902) - Answer>>Contractual duty, railway worker
didn't do job correctly leading to a death
Dytham (1979) - Answer>>Duty through official position
Gibbins and Proctor (1918) - Answer>>liable as D has a duty
because of a relationship (father)
Miller (1983) - Answer>>D created the danger, has duty of care
to warn others
Stone and Dobinson (1977) - Answer>>Duty taken on
voluntarily
Airedale NHS Trust v Bland (1993) - Answer>>Duty to treat a
patient ends if continued treatment is not in their best interest
White (1910) - Answer>>Poisoned mother's milk, however she
died of a heart attack not poison. BUT FOR test, he was not liable
for her muder
, Pagett (1983) - Answer>>D used his girlfriend as a human
shield, but for his actions she wouldn't have died. Her being shot
was reasonably foreseeable
Hughes (2013) - Answer>>D was in a fatal accident while
uninsured without a driving licence. Courts held there had to be
some element of fault to convict causing death (d got away with it
as they didn't drive badly)
Benge (1865) - Answer>>D was a railway worker who didn't
warn train drivers, fatal accident happened. It was irrelevant that
the drivers were also negligent
Kimsey (1996) - Answer>>D and V in car chase, V lost control
and died. D's actions has to be more than minimal
Blaue (1975) - Answer>>Thin skull rule, V was Jehovah's
Witness.
Roberts (1971) - Answer>>Reasonable acts from the victim
don't break the chain of events. V jumped from moving car to
avoid rape, died
Williams (1992) - Answer>>Unreasonable acts from the victim
break the chain of events
Novus Actus Interveiniens. V jumped from moving car to avoid
being robbed, died.
Smith (1959) - Answer>>Medical treatment is unlikely to break
the chain of causation unless it was potent in causing death
Cheshire (1991) - Answer>>D's actions were a significant
contribution, chain was not broken
June 2024 Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
Hill v Baxter (1958) - Answer>>Actus reus must be voluntary
Marchant and Muntz (2003) - Answer>>Although a death
happened, there was no AR, and no dangerous driving by D
Larsonneur (1933) - Answer>>D did not want to come to
England, and was charged with being an alien despite not
wanting to be there
Pittwood (1902) - Answer>>Contractual duty, railway worker
didn't do job correctly leading to a death
Dytham (1979) - Answer>>Duty through official position
Gibbins and Proctor (1918) - Answer>>liable as D has a duty
because of a relationship (father)
Miller (1983) - Answer>>D created the danger, has duty of care
to warn others
Stone and Dobinson (1977) - Answer>>Duty taken on
voluntarily
Airedale NHS Trust v Bland (1993) - Answer>>Duty to treat a
patient ends if continued treatment is not in their best interest
White (1910) - Answer>>Poisoned mother's milk, however she
died of a heart attack not poison. BUT FOR test, he was not liable
for her muder
, Pagett (1983) - Answer>>D used his girlfriend as a human
shield, but for his actions she wouldn't have died. Her being shot
was reasonably foreseeable
Hughes (2013) - Answer>>D was in a fatal accident while
uninsured without a driving licence. Courts held there had to be
some element of fault to convict causing death (d got away with it
as they didn't drive badly)
Benge (1865) - Answer>>D was a railway worker who didn't
warn train drivers, fatal accident happened. It was irrelevant that
the drivers were also negligent
Kimsey (1996) - Answer>>D and V in car chase, V lost control
and died. D's actions has to be more than minimal
Blaue (1975) - Answer>>Thin skull rule, V was Jehovah's
Witness.
Roberts (1971) - Answer>>Reasonable acts from the victim
don't break the chain of events. V jumped from moving car to
avoid rape, died
Williams (1992) - Answer>>Unreasonable acts from the victim
break the chain of events
Novus Actus Interveiniens. V jumped from moving car to avoid
being robbed, died.
Smith (1959) - Answer>>Medical treatment is unlikely to break
the chain of causation unless it was potent in causing death
Cheshire (1991) - Answer>>D's actions were a significant
contribution, chain was not broken
