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Court of Appeal Wellington
31 October; 22 November 1990
Cooke P, Richardson and Bisson JJ
31 October; 22 November 1990
Cooke P, Richardson and Bisson JJ
Criminal law — Elements of crime — Offences — Manslaughter — Unlawful acts or omissions to perform a legal duty — Duty of persons doing dangerous acts — Duty of persons in charge of dangerous things — Risk of danger to life — Objective test for negligence — Proper directions to jury — Crimes Act 1961, ss 155, 156 and 160(2).