Hearings
England & Wales
(1980) 71 Cr App R 237, CA
19 Mar 1981 [1982] AC 341; [1981] 2 WLR 509; [1981] 1 All ER 961; 73 Cr App R 13, HL(E)
R v Caldwell
Additional names
Comr of Police of the Metropolis v Caldwell
Subject Matter
CRIME — Arson — Mens rea — Arson endangering life — Offence committed while intoxicated — Whether drunkenness defence — Criminal Damage Act 1971, s 1(1)(2)
[1982] AC 341; [1981] 2 WLR 509; (1980) 71 Cr App R 237
Appellate History
R v Caldwell (1980) 71 Cr App R 237, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) affirmed
R v Caldwell [1982] AC 341; [1981] 2 WLR 509; [1981] 1 All ER 961; 73 Cr App R 13, HL(E)
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Manslaughter by Gross Negligence - Establishment of the Adomako Formula of Gross Breach of a Duty of Care
B1.71
Simple Criminal Damage - Mens Rea B8.9
The Mental Element Generally A2.2
Recklessness - Recklessness Generally A2.6
Recklessness - ‘Subjective’ Cunningham Recklessness A2.7
Recklessness - Subjective Awareness of an Unreasonable Risk - Awareness of Risk A2.8
Recklessness - ‘Objective’ Caldwell Recklessness A2.10
Malice A2.12
Wilfully A2.13
Defences Denying Basic Elements of Liability - Mistake and Inadvertence: Implications of the Demise of Objective Recklessness A3.4
Defences Denying Basic Elements of Liability - Intoxication: Specific and Basic Intent A3.18