R v Pittwood

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CourtCrown Court / Assizes
Full case name Regina v. Pittwood
Citation[1902] TLR 37
Judge sittingJury trial presided by Mr Justice Wright
R v Pittwood
CourtCrown Court / Assizes
Full case name Regina v. Pittwood
Citation[1902] TLR 37
Court membership
Judge sittingJury trial presided by Mr Justice Wright
Case opinions
Depending on the facts, such as the contract in this case, there is a duty to act in the criminal law to save others from physical harm, including in the law of manslaughter.
Keywords
  • manslaughter
  • omission
  • failure in duty to act to save others from physical harm

R v Pittwood [1902] is a case in English criminal law as to omission, specifically the duty to act to save others from physical harm, finding an omission that amounted to manslaughter.[1][2]

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