Murder
Learning Aims-
● Describe Lord Coke’s definition of murder
● Explain the actus reus of murder by reference to appropriate cases
● Explain the mens rea of murder by reference to appropriate cases
● Apply the law of murder to a scenario
● Evaluate the law of murder
, The definition of Murder
● Murder definition comes from Sir Edward Coke in the 17th Century: “Murder is when a [person]...unlawfully
killeth…..any reasonable creature in rerum natura under the Queen’s peace, with malice aforethought...”
● Unlawfully killing a human being under the Queen’s peace with intention to kill or do GBH
● Defined in common law
● Is an Indictable offence (tried in Crown Court)
● Maximum sentence= mandatory life (from 12, 15, 25 years, to Whole Life Sentence.)
The actus reus-
Unlawfully killing a human being under the Queen’s peace
The Mens Rea-
Malice aforethought (intention to kill or do GBH)
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