NFO

Question 1

AR of Assault

Answer 1

• apprehend = V has a general awareness of violence ( Smith v Supt of Woking)
• immediate = Reasonable amount of time ( Smith V Supt of Woking)
• unlawful violence = Words,Actions,Gestures, threatening letters or silent phone calls ( constanza)

Question 2

AR of Battery

Answer 2

• Slight touch done in anger ( Cole V Turner)
• Can be indirect ( R V Haystead )
• V did not consent to the touch , not generally acceptable ( Collins V Willcock)

Question 3

AR of ABH

Answer 3

• AR of Common Assault
• Causation = Factual ( Smith) + Legal ( White)
• AR of ABH = any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with V’s health or discomfort ( R v Miller) , More than trivial less than serious ( Chan Fook)

Question 4

AR of S20 GBH

Answer 4

Biological harm (Dica)
Physcological harm ( Burstow)
Bruising of a baby
Lesser injuries combined
Really serious harm ( DPP v Smith)

Question 5

AR of S18 GBH

Answer 5

A wound is a break to the second layer of skin ( Moriarty v Brooke)
A dog bite classifies as a bruise
Internal bleeding does not count ( Eisenhower)

Question 6

Legislation Of Common Assualt

Answer 6

S39 Criminal Justice Act 1939

Question 7

Legislation: ABH

Answer 7

S47 Offences Against Persons Act 1861

Question 8

Legislation: GBH

Answer 8

S20 or S18 of the offences against persons act 1861