... the courts in a different manner. They are used to identify ones liability in different types of crimes within criminal law and how they will be judged in the end. One must also keep in mind that the jury must be directed as to what the meaning of recklessness is in order to avoid miscarriages of justice from occurring in a case. It all began in the case of R v. Cunningham (1957); the defendant tore a gas meter of the neighbouring wall as he intended to steal money. This action enabled gas to seep through the wall and into the house of his mother in law who as a result nearly died from inhaling gas. The defendant was taken to court and was convicted of 'maliciously administering a noxious thing so as to endanger life' 'under S.23 of the Offences Against the Persons Act 1861' and appealed. However, following much ...

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