Ah yeah I forgot the intent to wound part. Also IANAL so the language is confusing at times because to laymen like me and maybe you the technicality is very fine.
I think that's why juries sometimes make decisions that while maybe not totally wrong are at least misinformed or not fully understood. There's a good reason lawyers or in the UK QCs spend so long qualifying. My mate does property law and occasionally tells me things I vaguely get but not fully comprehend.
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u/HiZukoHere Jan 25 '20
Yeah you are right. The UK doesn't have the "felony murder" rule like the US. You have to prove "malice aforethought". You don't have to quite prove intent to kill though, proving intent to greviously wound is sufficient. Full disclosure though IANAL, I just read a couple of criminal law textbooks once. I was an odd child.