Assault

Question 1

Origin

Answer 1

S39 Criminal Justice Act 1988
-Collins v Wilcock 1984
-summary, basic intent, magistrates

Question 2

An Act

Answer 2

-Meade v Belt 1832:words couldn’t be an assault
-R v Constanza: stalk women/s49
-R v Ireland and Burstow: silent phone cakes
-Tubervillie v Savage: words negate assault

Question 3

Cause V to apprehend

Answer 3

R v Lamb

Question 4

Infliction of immediate unlawful force

Answer 4

-R v Constanza: immediate means imminent
-Smith v Chief Super-indent of woking station: garden

Question 5

Mens Rea

Answer 5

Basic Intent
-intention: Mohan 1976
-subjective recklessness in causing V to apprehend force: Cunningham 1957/gas meter