non fatal offences- ABH Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
ABH is defined as
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in s47 as assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Can be brusing scratching,swelling,cuts,concussions,phsyciatric harm etc.
2
Q
AR
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Miller defined ABH as any hurt on injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim
3
Q
ABH has to be
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an assault or a battery
4
Q
Causation
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factual- but for (pagett,white)
legal- operating and substantial, significant more than minimal cause
5
Q
MR
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intent (mohan) or recklessness (cunningham) as to causing assault or battery not specifically ABH
6
Q
transferred malice
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when a crime intended for one person falls on another (latimer)
