Gbh

Question 1

S.20Gbh offences against the person act 1861 “inflicting a wound or GBH injuries with the intention or recklessness to inflict some harm”

Question 2

S.18GBH offences against the person 1861 “inflicting a wound or GBH injuries with the intention to inflict GBH or resist arrest”

Question 3

Unlawful-The injury must be inflicted unlawfully and maliciously. Some wounding or GBH may be classed as lawful. This covers those who are acting in self defence prevention of crime and in limited circumstances V gives consent

Question 4

D must inflict wound or GBH injuries
A wound break in both layers of skin dermis and epidermis (Eisenhower)
GBH injury is “really serious harm”DPP vs smith
Side rule: Accumulation of injuries can be seen as GBH when taken together (brown / Stratton)
Side rule vulnerable victim (Bollom)

Question 5

Men’s Rea
S.20- intention or recklessness to inflict some harm (parameter)
S.18- intention to inflict GBH injuries or resist arrest (Morrison)