Cases
This case is about a defendant who was contractually obligated to lift the gate at a railway crossing but failed to put it down resulting in the collision of a horsecart and a train, killing the train driver.
R v. Pittwood
This court is presided over by a Justice of the Peace.
Petty Sessions Court
This non-violent crime has become more prevalent in our country
Scamming
Define the Latin term "Actus Reus"
Guilty Act
he appellant killed his 17 day old baby son. His wife had had a caesarean and was told to take things easy so the appellant was looking after his wife and the baby in addition to carrying out all the general house hold matters. On the night of the killing the baby was constantly crying. The appellant used his best efforts to keep the baby quiet to no avail. He then covered the baby's mouth to dampen the sound. He then stated that due to his excessive tiredness and the constant noise of the baby he lost his control and pressed down harder than he meant to at the time he was kneeling on the baby's head.
R v. Doughty
Drug cases are tied in this court
Drug Court
Any act which is intentional or reckless and causes a person to apprehend immediate and unlawful personal violence is known as?
An Assault
Define the legal term Mens Rea
Guilty Mind
The defendant stabbed the victim. The victim was taken to hospital where he was given anti-biotics after showing an allergic reaction to them. He was also given excessive amounts of intravenous liquids. He died of pneumonia 8 days after admission to the hospital. At the time of death, his wounds were starting to heal. Which case is this?
R v. Jordan
This court is known as the "Guardian of the Constitution".
Supreme Court
Provocation falls under what type of Manslaughter
Voluntary Manslaughter
Define the Latin term "Ratio Decidendi"
The facts upon which a case turns.
The defendants were convicted of the murder of Gibbins’s daughter Nelly, a girl of seven. In short, it was being alleged that she died of starvation as the result of a long course of cruelty and neglect at the hands of both appellants.
R v. Gibbins & Proctor
The Court of Appeal is headed by?
The President of the Court of Appeal
The infliction of unlawful personal violence is the actus reus of what criminal offence?
Battery
A judge's expression of opinion uttered in court or in a written judgement, but not essential to the decision and therefore not legally binding as a precedent is known as?
Obiter Dictum
The defendant put some poison in his mother's milk with the intention of killing her. The mother took a few sips and went to sleep and never woke up. Medical reports revealed that she died from a heart attack and not the poison. Which case is this?
R v. White
Who is the current Chief Justice of Jamaica and over what court does he preside?
Chief Justice Brian Sykes. and he presides over the Supreme Court
Define Murder
it is the unlawful killing of any reasonable creature in being, under the Queen's peace, with malice aforethought, either express or implied, death occurring within a year and a day.
Translate to English "actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea"
An act does not render a man guilty of a crime unless his mind is equally guilty,