Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
English criminal case
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| gptkbp:citation |
[1991] 1 WLR 844
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
1991
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Court_of_Appeal_of_England_and_Wales
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| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:Cheshire
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v Cheshire
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| gptkbp:key |
medical treatment does not break the chain of causation unless it is so independent of the defendant's acts and so potent in causing death
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| gptkbp:plotSummary |
Defendant shot the victim, who later died after medical complications; court held original injury was still an operating and substantial cause of death.
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| gptkbp:principle |
causation in criminal law
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:R_v_Jordan
gptkb:R_v_Smith |
| gptkbp:subject |
manslaughter
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| gptkbp:victim |
gptkb:Mr._Taylor
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:R_v_Jordan
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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