Criminal Law: Actus Reus and Mens Rea cases

More than de minimis: Drug dealer.

More than de minimus, car chase with friend, D's conduct need not be 'principle or substantial cause of death'

Blameworthy cause, learner driver was not to blame as V was at fault for accident.

Operating cause, train accident, took up rails.

Thin skull rule: pre-exisiting physical conditions.

Thin skull rule: pre-existing religious beliefs.

Intervening acts: fight or flight.

Third party: started chain of events.

Third party: Died to antibiotic which was allergic to.

Three pronged test: didn't put out fire that they started

Subjective recklessness: Stole gas meter to get money that caused gas leak in another house, killing inhabitant.

Objective recklessness: Drunkenly set fire to hotel, said that drunk danger top others did not cross his mind.

Return to subjective recklessness: Kids set fire to newspapers, set bins alight and then a shop.

Indirect intention.