GBH s.20 Flashcards
1
Q
GBH s.20 Act
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Offences against the person act 1861
2
Q
Definition
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unlawfully or maliciously wound or inflict GBH upon another person
3
Q
Wound
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Eisenhower as breaking both layers of the skin
4
Q
GBH
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Smith as ‘really serious injury’
5
Q
Factual cause
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‘but for’ test
6
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Legal cause
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It must be proven that the D is the operating and substantial cause meaning there are no intervening acts which break the chain of causation
7
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Mens rea
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‘Maliciously’ is interpreted as intent or recklessness to cause ‘some harm’
