Jenny Jones Case

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First, “duty of care" is one of the elements of a cause of action that occurs when the law recognizes a relationship between two parties. Second, breach of the duty of care is another element that occurs as a result of failure to exercise care in the fulfillment of duties. Causation is the third element in that a breach of the duty of care must be the cause of injury to an injured person in accordance with law. Lastly, damage is an element of a cause of action that can be remedied through the use of money damages.
In Criminal law, causation is one of the elements of a cause of action, which is an inquiry on the damage that is caused by the defendant. A criminal liability that requires a precise outcome might cause a causation problem. Additionally, a problem might arise if the action of the defendant causes the required outcome such as a death of a victim. Furthermore, cases of homicide can influence an emergence of causation problems. …show more content…

Warner Bros), it arises from a tragic killing Scott Amedure through the use of a gun on the 9th day of March 1995. In a period of three days prior the occurrence of the incident, the defendant appeared with Amedure in Chicago for an event of Jenny Jones talk show. On the day when the shooting occurred, Schmitz, the defendant found a sexually suggestive note from Amedure on his door step. Therefore, the defendant withdrew some money to purchase some ammunition and a shotgun. The defendant moved to the trailer of Amedure and fired two shots into his chest. The causation in the case was the killing of Amedure as result of the action of writing a sexually appealing letter to

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