... do anything or call for a help. In this case he was convicted of arson not for causing the fire, because he failed to ask for help. For being convicted for crime, Bob is criminally liable for Bill's death and injury because he failed to take a step where he can avoid from someone being injured, by clearing all the pieces of glass from the pavement before going for a lunch break. Bob's action which is to failure to his act, at the right time makes him clearly liable for the step he had taken. Causation- whether bob omission had caused the death of Bill There are two types of causation, which is 'causation in fact' and 'causation in law'. Causation in fact relates to whether or not the action of accused was factual cause of the consequence2. Causation in law relates to whether or not the consequence caused by the ...

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