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What should judges do when directing a jury on the mental element necessary in a crime of specific intent?
What should judges do when directing a jury on the mental element necessary in a crime of specific intent?
- Avoid defining intention and let the jury decide based on their good sense (correct)
- Elaborate on the meaning of intention extensively
- Omit any direction related to intention
- Provide a complex definition of intention to the jury
In R v Moloney, what did Lord Bridge emphasize regarding the golden rule in relation to intention?
In R v Moloney, what did Lord Bridge emphasize regarding the golden rule in relation to intention?
- Judges should strictly follow the defendant's interpretation of intention
- Judges should never mention the concept of intention in trials
- Judges should trust the jury's good sense in determining intention (correct)
- Judges should provide detailed definitions of intention to the jury
What did the Court of Appeal commend a trial judge for doing in a murder trial?
What did the Court of Appeal commend a trial judge for doing in a murder trial?
- Avoiding complex concepts like purpose and foresight, and focusing on whether the defendant intended to kill (correct)
- Asking the jury to consider if the defendant had 'chameleon-like concepts' regarding the crime
- Providing convoluted explanations on intention
- Ignoring the mental element required for the crime
In what type of cases would a further direction regarding intention be considered necessary?
In what type of cases would a further direction regarding intention be considered necessary?
What kind of strike did the defendant deliver to the victim in Ogunbowale?
What kind of strike did the defendant deliver to the victim in Ogunbowale?
What did Lord Bridge suggest about explaining 'intent' to the jury unless strictly necessary?
What did Lord Bridge suggest about explaining 'intent' to the jury unless strictly necessary?
What is the widely accepted view of intention according to the text?
What is the widely accepted view of intention according to the text?
In legal proceedings, what standard of proof is required to establish intent?
In legal proceedings, what standard of proof is required to establish intent?
According to Antony Duff's test of failure, how can one determine if a result was the purpose of the defendant?
According to Antony Duff's test of failure, how can one determine if a result was the purpose of the defendant?
In the case of Haigh, why was the defendant found guilty of manslaughter instead of murder?
In the case of Haigh, why was the defendant found guilty of manslaughter instead of murder?
What distinguishes murder from manslaughter based on the text?
What distinguishes murder from manslaughter based on the text?
Using the case example of David throwing a burning rag into Veronica's house, why was David not considered to have intended to kill Veronica?
Using the case example of David throwing a burning rag into Veronica's house, why was David not considered to have intended to kill Veronica?
