Assertion: omission | /r/CapableOf | perform a duty of care
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text: From the case of R v Stone and Dobinson (1977), it can be seen that a distinction is important as an omission to perform a duty of care affords a separate avenue, other than an act, for that person to be liable for a criminal offence; in this case, the appellants were guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence.