MR & AR

Question 1

S.39 assault (lamb)

Answer 1

AR- to cause apprehension of immediate unlawful force
MR- the intention or recklessness as to assault or battery

Question 2

s.47 ABH (R V Parmenter)

Answer 2

AR- assault or battery which causes actual bodily harm or some minor harm
MR- intention or recklessness as to assault or battery (Roberts)

Trivial as to be wholly and insignificant (needs to be more)

Question 3

s.20 GBH (Brown and Stratton)

Answer 3

AR- unlawful act to cause a wound or some minor harm
MR-must have intention or be reckless as to causing of some harm

Question 4

s.18 GBH

Answer 4

AR-is either wounding or GBH
MR-intentionally causing GBH

Question 5

battery (Collins v Wilcock)

Answer 5

AR-the application of unlawful force
MR-intention to apply force or recklessness (Venna)

Question 6

murder (Vickers)

Answer 6

AR-unlawful killing of a reasonable person in being under the kings or queens peace
MR-with malice aforethought express or implied/ intention to kill or cause grievous bodily harm

Question 7

Conditional intent

Answer 7

It means that the individual intends to commit a criminal act if certain conditions are met or if specific events occur.

Question 8

Becoming unconscious

Answer 8

needs to be more than momentary for it to be considered GBH and not ABH

Question 9

Wounding

Answer 9

Wounding requires the breaking of the continuity of the WHOLE skin