LAW 604 Lecture 5: Crim Law - Prof Ross - Class 5
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Case where a man non-negligently hit another man with his car and then dragged him. Wasn"t clear if the man died when hit or dragged. Proximate causation: omissions do not break the causal chain, angels of mercy do not break the causal chain. (euthanasia. ) Intended consequences doctrine any intended consequence of an act is proximate. If an intentional wrongdoer gets what she wanted she gets the result she wanted in the general manner she wanted it she should not escape criminal different person than she intended fed the poison to the kid. Doesn"t work in: harm-within-the-risk if you look at the risk created as the result of an action, ex. This works in the case where the mom wanted to poison her kid and a canteen in desert hypo (poison vs. dehydration). was the harm within the risk the defendant created: mpc.
