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Applied Law Unit 3 Applying the law- A1 Murder

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  • October 9, 2022
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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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