The Ratio of Pagett [1983] Is Which of the Following

question 2

Multiple Choice

The ratio of Pagett [1983] is which of the following:

• A) That the act of taking V hostage was a necessary condition for her death (or a causa sine qua non)and thus Pagett was guilty of manslaughter?
• B) That the police officers had broken the chain of causation because they had acted unreasonably and thus Pagett was not guilty of manslaughter.
• C) That in order to constitute a novus actus interveniens, a third party intervention had to be voluntary, ie: free, deliberate and informed, e.g.: not a reasonable act in self-preservation or an act done in performance of a legal duty.
• D) That causation is always a question of law.

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