Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
UK Supreme Court case
criminal law case |
| gptkbp:application |
gptkb:Kennedy
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| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:[2007]_UKHL_38
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
2007
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| gptkbp:fullTitle |
gptkb:R_v_Kennedy_(No_2)_[2007]_UKHL_38
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
self-injection breaks chain of causation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v Kennedy (No 2)
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
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| gptkbp:legalIssue |
unlawful act manslaughter
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| gptkbp:plotSummary |
The House of Lords held that a person who supplies a drug to another, who then self-administers it and dies, is not guilty of manslaughter.
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
manslaughter cases involving drugs
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| gptkbp:principle |
causation in criminal law
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| gptkbp:response |
gptkb:Regina_(the_Crown)
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| gptkbp:subject |
heroin supply and death
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Law_Lords
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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