ABH Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
Section and act
A
S.47 OAPA
2
Q
definition of offence in statute
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Assault occasioning ABH
3
Q
Can assault be battery?
A
R v Little - yes can be use of force
4
Q
Occasioning meaning
A
R v Robert’s - causes
5
Q
ABH definition in common law
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Miller - any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with health or comfort of V
6
Q
cases for ABH
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T v DPP
Chan fook
DPP v Smith
browne
7
Q
Browne
A
hurt must be more than transient or trifling
8
Q
Chan fook
A
can be psychiatric but not merely emotions
9
Q
T v DPP
A
can be unconsciousness
10
Q
DPP v Smith
A
can be cutting hair
11
Q
MR?
A
MR of assault or battery - savage
can be reckless