| R v Pittwood | |
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| Court | Crown Court / Assizes |
| Full case name | Regina v. Pittwood |
| Citation | [1902] TLR 37 |
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| Judge sitting | Jury trial presided by Mr Justice Wright |
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| 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. | |
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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]
- ^ Halsbury's Laws of England, volume 25: "Circumstances", paragraph 6 (5th edition)
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