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R v Kennedy

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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R v Kennedy
   
Issue: Whether there could be a finding of manslaughter where a person supplied a class A controlled drug to another who subsequently died as a result of voluntarily self-administering the drug.
   
Court: House of Lords
   
Reference:  
   
Neutral Citation:   [2007] UKHL 38
   
Judge(s): Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Baroness Hale of Richmond, Lord Carswell and Lord Mance.
   
Date: 17 October 2007