Non Fatal offences cases Flashcards
(31 cards)
What act is used for Assault and Battery?
S39 Criminal justice act 1988
What act is used for S47, S20 and S18
Offences against the person act 1861
Logdon
To define AR of assault ‘Any Act or words that cause the V to fear the immediate infliction of unlawful force ‘
Collins V willcock
To Define AR of assault ‘Any Act or words that cause the V to fear the immediate infliction of unlawful force’
What is the AR of assault?
Any Act or words that cause the V to fear the immediate infliction of unlawful force
Smith V woking police station
To Define Immediate ‘Anytime not excluding the immediate future’
Constanza
To Define immediate ‘Anytime not excluding the immediate future’
What is the definition of immediate?
Anytime not excluding the immediate future
Savage
To define MR of assault ‘Intention or recklessness to cause the v to fear the immediate infliction of unlawful force ‘
What is the MR of assault?
Intention or recklessness to cause the v to fear the immediate infliction of unlawful force
Collins V willcock (B)
To define AR of battery ‘application of unlawful force to another ‘
What is the AR of Battery ?
application of unlawful force to another
Thomas
Used in AR battery to show even touching a persons clothing is enough
Haystead
Used in AR of Battery to show The battery could be indirect.
Venna
To define MR of battery ‘Intention of recklessness to apply unlawful force ‘
What is the MR of Battery?
Intention of recklessness to apply unlawful force
What is the AR for s47 offences?
choose whether it is a assault or battery !!!
Don’t forget causation issues in s47 !!
pagett , smith, Cheshire, Roberts and blaue
Miller
to Define ABH ‘Any injury or hurt that interferes with the health and comfort of the v ‘
What is the definition of ABH?
Any injury or hurt that interferes with the health and comfort of the v and any injury not so trivial as to be wholly insignificant.
Chan-Fook
psychological injury such as depression and To Define ABH ‘any injury not so trivial as to be wholly insignificant’
Smith (s47)
Cutting someones hair amounts to an injury
What is the MR of s47?
refer to either assault of battery the injury is irrelivent
What is the definition of s20 offences?
Malicious wounding or malicious infliction of GBH