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Duty of prosecution in a murder trial

Intention to kill

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Need for the trial judge to direct the jury on the points of lawful harm and provocation where there is evidence of both matters

The ingredients the prosecution must prove in a murder charge to secure a conviction

The intents which the judge should direct the jury on in a murder charge

The nature of the intention required to prove a murder charge

The test for determining whether an accused person had intent to cause grievous bodily harm

Whether a murder charge can be sustained against accused persons where the evidence does not point to one rather than the other, and there is no evidence that they were acting in concert

Whether a person can be charged with and tried for two murders at the same time

Whether a prisoner who has been convicted and sentenced for wounding can be subsequently tried on a murder charge in respect of the same facts, and cannot plead autrefois convict in bar to the indictment

Whether the test of a reasonable man is applicable in finding a person guilty of murder

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