Criminal Law Cases on Actus Reus Criminal Omissions

R v Pittwood

Court: Court

Year: 1902

Principle(s): Contractual obligations can give rise to a duty to act to prevent harm

R v Instan

Court: Court

Year: 1893

Principle(s): An omission would constitute an actus reus for an offence when a person has a duty to act yet they fail to act.