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R v Neddrick (1986)

Last modified: Thu Feb 23 16:37:37 2006

In this case ([1985] 1 WLR 1025) the Court of Appeal accepted the House of Lords ruling in RVMoloney1985, and allowed that forsight of the consequences of an action only evidences Intention if the consequences are ``virtually certain'' (Lane LCJ). Previously the Court of Appeal had tended to favour the ruling in HyamVDPP1974, which had a far broader interpretation of intention. This is important because the facts of the Neddrick are quite similar to Hyam. Neddrick set fire to a house by pouring parafin through the letter box and setting it alight. A small child died in the fire. The trial judge directed the jury as in Hyam and a conviction for murder was entered. The Court of Appeal, following R v Moloney changed this to manslaughter.

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