Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Thrombosis, Endangerment, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
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Bratty v ag of ni 1963 lord denning no act is punishable if it is done involuntarily . Mitchell 1983 d pushed e, who lost his balance and fell onto v. v fractured his leg and died from a pulmonary embolism caused by thrombosis as a result. D charged, not e, and convicted of m/s. English crim law came to accept that it should also punish those who fail to act when a duty to do so could be implied. The crime has to be capable of being committed by omission (result crimes) D must be under a duty to act. Crimes capable of being committed by omission are; murder, gross neg m/s, arson and assault and battery. Dpp v santana-bermudez 2003 d said he was sure he did not have any sharp needles on him. V, a police officer, commenced her search but pricked her finger on a needle.
