Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:UK_Supreme_Court_case
gptkb:criminal_law_case |
| gptkbp:application |
gptkb:Kennedy
|
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:[2007]_UKHL_38
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
2007
|
| gptkbp:fullTitle |
gptkb:R_v_Kennedy_(No_2)_[2007]_UKHL_38
|
| gptkbp:heldBy |
self-injection breaks chain of causation
|
| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
|
| gptkbp:legalIssue |
unlawful act manslaughter
|
| 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.
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
manslaughter cases involving drugs
|
| gptkbp:principle |
causation in criminal law
|
| gptkbp:response |
gptkb:Regina_(the_Crown)
|
| gptkbp:subject |
heroin supply and death
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Law_Lords
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v Kennedy (No 2)
|