Battery Flashcards
1
Q
Battery definition
A
Intentional or reckless application of unlawful force upon another person
2
Q
Victim does not need to foresee the battery, however many incidents involve an assault and a battery
A
Fagan V Metropolitan Police Commissioner
3
Q
A battery can be even the slightest touch
A
Collins V Wilcock
4
Q
Touching clothes is equivalent to touching the person
A
R V Thomas
5
Q
A battery can be committed even where the defendant thought their actions were affectionate
A
R V Braham
6
Q
A battery may be an indirect act
A
R V Haystead
7
Q
A battery can be an omission
A
DPP V santa-Bermudez
8
Q
Recklessness is sufficient mens rea for battery
A
R V Venna
