Facts
- The defendant caused the intoxication of the victim, before rolling him off a cliff to kill him
- The victim dies of exposure while lying at the bottom of the cliff
Issue
- Did the defendant cause the death of the victim?
Decision
- Yes
Reasoning
- Although the doctrine of coincidence requires the actus reus and mens rea of a crime to coincide in time, the course of conduct of murder continued up until the victim’s death
