Definitions

Question 1

A person

Answer 1

Is accepted by judicial notice or proved by circumstantial evidence

Question 2

Intent

Answer 2

1. Intention to commit an act
2. Intention to get a specific result

Question 3

Proving intent
(R v Collister)

Answer 3

• offenders actions & words before, during and after
• surrounding circumstances
• nature of the act itself

E.g. weapon, threats, degree of force, number of blows etc

Question 4

What’s the difference between wounds and grievous

Answer 4

Wounds - injury
Grievous - seriousness of the injury

Question 5

Disfigurement

Answer 5

Alter the figure or appearance of a person

Question 6

Maiming

Answer 6

Mutilating, crippling or disabling a part of the body

Question 7

Transferred malice

Answer 7

Intended to stab person 1 but accidentally stabbed person 2 instead

Question 8

Injury vs GBH

Answer 8

Injury - lower level injury
GBH - higher level injury

Question 9

Injure

Answer 9

Cause actual bodily harm (int or ext and need not be permanent)

Question 10

Recklessness

Answer 10

Consciously and deliberately taking an unjustifiable risk

Question 11

Facilitate

Answer 11

Make possible or easy

Question 12

Imprisonable offence

Answer 12

Punishable by a term of imprisonment

Question 13

Avoid detection

Answer 13

Causes harm to prevent themselves or other from being caught

Question 14

Facilitate flight

Answer 14

Enable the offender/s to escape or prevent capture (offence must be committed first)

Question 15

Renders unconscious

Answer 15

Cause to be unconscious

Question 16

Violent means

Answer 16

Application of force but not limited to physical harm
Etc tie hands, threats
R v Claridge

Question 17

Rendered incapable of resistance

Answer 17

Presented a revolver and threatened to shoot if didn’t comply
R v Crossman