2015
DOI: 10.7202/1028144ar
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Responsibility and Intervening Acts: What “Maybin” an Overbroad Approach to Causation

Abstract: Oftentimes, a criminal action resulting in the victim’s death is clearly attributable to the accused. In many cases, we can easily say that the accused “caused” the victim’s death. Causation, however, becomes particularly complicated when some type of intervening act occurs between the accused’s initial conduct and the victim’s death, creating speculation about whether it is fair to morally blame the accused for the ensuing result. The Supreme Court of Canada’s relatively recent decision R v Maybin marks a sig… Show more

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