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2: Non-fatal offences Flashcards

1
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What is assault charged under

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s39 CJA 1988

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2
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Maximum statutory sentence for assault

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6 months imprisonment

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3
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What type of offence is assault

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Common Law

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4
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AR of assault

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A physical act done by D that causes the V to apprehend immediate unlawful personal violence

R v Nelson

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5
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Can assault be an omission

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No

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6
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R v Ireland

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Silent phone calls can constitute assault

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7
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R v Constanza

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Written or spoken words can constitute an assault

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8
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Tuberville v Savage

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Words can negate an assault

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9
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Logdon v DPP

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There must be apprehension (fear)

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10
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Smith v Supt of Woking

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The definition of “immediate” doesn’t have to be instantaneous, can be ‘in the immediate future or imminent’

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MR for assault

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D must intend to make V fear immediate unlawful violence or be reckless as to whether such an apprehension is caused

R v Venna (recklessness is sufficient MR for assault)

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12
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What is battery charge under

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s39 CJA 1988

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13
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Maximum mandatory sentence for battery

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6 months imprisonment

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14
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What type of offence is battery

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Common law

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15
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AR for battery

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application of unlawful force onto V

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16
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Collins v Wilcock

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“any touching of another person, however slight, may amount to battery”

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17
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R v Thomas

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Touching another’s clothing can amount to battery

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18
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Unlawful force

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no consent and no pain or harm

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19
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Can battery be indirect?

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Yes

R v Haystead

DPP v K

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20
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Can battery be an omission?

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Yes, if D is under a legal duty to act

DPP v Santa-Bermudez

21
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MR for battery

include case

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intention to apply unlawful force to another OR recklessness as to whether such force is applied

R v Venna

22
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What is ABH charged under

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s47 OAPA 1861

23
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Maximum sentence for ABH

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5 year’s imprisonment

24
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Defenition of ABH

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Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

25
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AR for ABH

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common assault that causes actual bodily harm

26
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AR for ABH:
‘common assault’

Include cases

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D must first commit an assault or battery

Assault: R v Nelson, R v Ireland, R v Constanza, Logdon v DPP, Smith v Supt of Woking

Battery: Collins v Wilcock, R v Thomas, R v Haystead, DPP v K, DPP v Santa-Bermudez, R v Venna

27
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AR for ABH:
‘occassioning’

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means ‘causes’:

normal rules of causation apply (factual, legal, no breaks in chain)

28
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AR for ABH:
‘actual bodily harm’

include case

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R v Chan Fook:

1) ‘actual’ means not so trivial as to be wholly insignificant
2) ‘harm’ is injury which goes beyond interference with the health and comfort of the V
3) ABH covers physical, psychiatric and clinical conditions but not emotions such as fear, distress or panic

29
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Can ABH be indirect?

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Yes

DPP v K (indirect battery occasioning ABH)

30
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DPP v Smith

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Cutting hair is sufficient for ABH

31
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R v Burstow

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‘bodily harm’ includes recognisable psychiatric illness

32
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R(T) v DPP

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Losing consciousness is ABH

33
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MR for ABH

Include 3 cases

A

the same as for the common assault (assault or battery)

R v Roberts, R v Savage, R v Parmenter:
D doesn’t have to foresee or intend the harm

34
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lower level of GBH

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Malicious wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm

35
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What is ‘malicious wounding or inflicting GBH’ charged under

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s20 OAPA 1861

36
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AR for s20 GBH

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wound or cause GBH

37
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AR for s20 GBH:
‘wound’

Include 2 cases

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An injury by which there is a break in the continuity of the skin or causes bleeding

Moriarty v Brooks
R v Eisenhower (cannot be internal injuries)

38
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AR for s20 GBH:
‘grevious bodily harm’

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GBH means ‘serious harm’ (R v Saunders)

OR

‘really serious harm’ (DPP v Smith)

39
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R v Dica

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GBH includes biological harm

40
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R v Burstow

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GBH includes recognisable psychiatric illness

41
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Can GBH be indirect?

Include case

A

Yes

R v Martin

42
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R v Bollom

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V’s age and health can affect the severity of the injuries

43
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R v Brown & Stratton

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Question of what amounts to really serious harm is an objective test

44
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MR for s20 GBH

Include 3 cases

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Intentionally or recklessly causing ‘some harm’.
R v Mowatt

D doenst have to intend or foresee serious harm
R v Savage
R v Parmenter

45
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higher level of GBH

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Malicious wounding or inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent

46
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what is Malicious wounding or inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent charged under?

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s18 OAPA 1861

47
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AR for s18 GBH

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Same as for s20 GBH: wound or cause GBH

48
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MR for s18 GBH

include cases

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intention to cause serious harm

R v Taylor: intention to wound is not enough

R v Belfon: Recklessness is insufficient for s18 GBH

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