GBH - S.20 & S.18

Question 1

1) I - The D may be liable for s.18 or s.20 __.

Answer 1

1) GBH

Question 2

2) D - Definition of S.20 GBH - offences against the persons act 1861 - “___ a wound, or grievous bodily harm injuries with the ___ or ___ to inflict some __”.

Answer 2

1) inflicting
2) intention
3) recklessness
4) harm

Question 3

3) D - Definition of S.18 GBH - offences against the persons act 1861 - “inflicting a wound, or ___ bodily harm injuries, with the intention to __ __, or __ arrest”.

Answer 3

1) grievous
2) inflict GBH
3) resist

Question 4

4) E - The D must inflict a wound or GBH injuries. A __ is a break in __ layers of the skin (dermis and epidermis) - (Eisenhower), and a GBH injury is “ __ more or nothing __ than a really __ harm” - (DPP v __)

Answer 4

1) wound
2) both
3) nothing
4) less
5) serious
6) smith

Question 5

5) SIDE RULE: __ of injuries can amount to GBH when taken __ (___/Stratton).
SIDE RULE 2: ___ victim, the injures are seen as more __ (Bollom)
A - APPLY - Identify whether there is a wound or GBH injury (or both)

Answer 5

1) accumulation
2) together
3) brown
4) vulnerable
5) serious

Question 6

6) APPLY any causation issues
E - S.20 - Intention (Mohan), __ (Cunningham) to inflict __ harm (Mowatt)
E - S.18 - Intention (Mohan) to inflict some __ __, or intention to resist arrest (Morison / ___)
A - APPLY & conclude

Answer 6

1) recklessness
2) SOME
3) GBH injuries
4) Mowatt