Just completed the Criminal Law exams.and these were the question I did, just wondering if anyone has guideline on the answers to compare it with what I wrote, I did the following questions:
1) Discuss the extent to which the rules of Causation operate fairly
2) Arthur is married to Debbie who is pregnant. Debbie's brother Pete, is staying overnight. He is awoken in the early hours by screaming. He goes to the couples bedroom to find Arthur beating Debbie over the head with a bedside lamp. Debbie and her unborn child both die. Arthur has a history of sleepwalking and when the police interview him he cannot remember anything except a nightmare in which he was hitting an enemy soldier over the head with his rifle.
PC Smith visits the house to speak to Pete. Pete is diabetic and has low blood sugar after failing to eat properly after taking insulin. He gets into an arguement with PC Smith and lashes out uncontrollably, hitting him violently several times. PC smith dies from his injuries.
Advise Arthur and Pete of their potential criminal liability, if any, for murder and any defences defences that may be available to them. Do not discuss voluntary manslaughter.