Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
English criminal case
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
R v Matthews and Alleyne
|
| gptkbp:citation |
[1999] 1 AC 82
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
1998
|
| gptkbp:defendant |
Alan Woollin
|
| gptkbp:factsOfCase |
Defendant threw his 3-month-old son onto a hard surface, causing death.
|
| gptkbp:fullTitle |
Regina v Woollin
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v Woollin
|
| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Lord_Hope
gptkb:House_of_Lords gptkb:Lord_Clyde gptkb:Lord_Steyn gptkb:Lord_Hutton Lord Hobhouse |
| gptkbp:key |
established the 'virtual certainty' test for intention in murder
|
| gptkbp:legalIssue |
mens rea for murder
|
| gptkbp:overruledBy |
R v Hancock & Shankland
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
interpretation of intention in English law
|
| gptkbp:principle |
A jury may find intention if death or serious harm was a virtual certainty and the defendant appreciated that.
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
R v Matthews and Alleyne
R v Nedrick |
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:murder
gptkb:crime |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Law_Lords
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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