3. Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Flashcards

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1
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What are the requirements for Assault?

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When defendant intentionally or recklessly causes another person to apprehend immediate unlawful personal force (i.e. a battery)

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Does the victim need to be afraid?

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No. Apprehension goes to belief, not fear.

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Can words amount to an assault?

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Yes, if they cause the victim to believe a battery is imminent

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How can words negate assault?

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When they stop the victim from believing a battery is imminent

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Can a conditional threat be an assault?

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Yes, because victim can have the apprehension that the battery will occur if the condition is met

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How is intent and recklessness applied to assault?

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Intent: Defendant intends the victim to apprehend a battery, or
Recklessness: Defendant foresees the risk that their actions could make the victim apprehend a battery and this risk is unreasonable

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When does battery occur?

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When defendant intentionally or recklessly applies unlawful personal force to another person

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Can indirect contact amount to battery?

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Yes, contact can be direct and indirect.

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What is an example of how battery can be delayed?

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If defendant sets a trap for the victim, which eventually causes unlawful force to be applied to the victim, e.g., the defendant digs a hole so that the victim falls into it later.

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How can a battery arise by omission, and why?

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Defendant applies force accidentally without intent or recklessness, but then refuses to remove the force, because at this point the actus reus and mens rea fuse.

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What are the two requirements to consent to assault or battery?

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Consent must be:

  1. Expressed or implied to defendant, and
  2. Given by someone with sufficient capacity, freedom, and information to make an actual choice
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What is the actus reus of section 47 assault occasioning actual bodily harm?

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Same as assault or battery plus causing actual bodily harm

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How can assault lead to a charge of ABH?

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If victim reasonably harms themselves while escaping the battery they are apprehending because of the defendant’s assault

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What is actual bodily harm?

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Any hurt or injury, more than merely trifling, which interferes with the health or comfort of the victim, including psychiatric injury
Sufficient injuries include:
* Scratches, grazes, and abrasions;
* Bruising and swelling;
* Temporary loss of consciousness; and
* Psychiatric injury, but not fear or anxiety.

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What are the additional mens rea requirement for section 47 ABH beyond those of assault or battery?

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The mens rea of ABH is that of assault or battery; there are no additional mens rea requirements regarding the injury itself.

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Does a defendant need to intend to cause or be reckless as to ABH?

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No

17
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What is the actus reus for both section 20 and section 18 wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm?

A

Causing a wound or grievous bodily harm

18
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What is a wound?

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An injury where both layers of skin are broken (bruising not enough)

19
Q

What are the two types of GBH offence, and which is more serious?

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  1. Section 20 GBH
  2. Section 18 GBH (more serious)
20
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What is the mens rea for the less serious section 20 GBH?

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Intention to cause, or recklessness regarding, some harm

21
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What are the two mens rea options for the more serious section 18 GBH, and what is the effect of the second option?

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  1. Intent to cause serious harm, or
  2. Recklessness as to some harm and intention to resist lawful arrest

Under option 2, section 20 GBH is essentially upgraded to the more serious section 18 just because you resisted arrest.

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What are the three requirements to consent to ABH, or either GBH?

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Consent must be:

  1. Expressed or implied to defendant in a legally recognised manner, and
  2. Given by someone with sufficient capacity, freedom, and information to make an actual choice, and
  3. Must concern a legally valid category of consent, otherwise consent is invalid
23
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What are the four situations where consent to ABH or GBH is allowed?

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  1. Surgery
  2. Body modification (e.g., tattooing/piercing)
  3. Religious practices
  4. Sports (e.g., Boxing, American Football - behaviour heavily outside the rules not covered by consent)
24
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More flexible than tort, will the law interfere if the harm is caused by actions just outside the rules of the game of sport?

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No, unlike tort where consent to battery requires conduct within the rules.

25
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In sports, when will implied consent not be available and what are obvious exceptions to this?

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If a player intentionally causes injury, with the exception of sports like boxing or martial arts

26
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What is required for a person to fully consent to the risk of sexual infection?

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The infected person must fully inform them. if a person is informed that a sexual partner is HIV+, and the person contracts HIV as a result, there is no crime, because the consent is valid.

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When is it a criminal offence to transmit a sexual infection?

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If the infected person is aware and the other is not, and the infected person intends to transmit the infection.

28
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Whilst courts will generally not entertain consent to harm in a sadomasochistic context, when will they refuse to interfere?

A

When it is within a marital context

29
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List all the requirements (actus reus + mens rea) for ABH.

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30
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List all the requirements (actus reus + mens rea) for s20 GBH?

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31
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List all the requirements (actus reus + mens rea) for s18 GBH?

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