Abduction / Kidnapping Flashcards

1
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Abduction

Crimes Act 1961, Section 208

A
  • Unlawfully
  • Takes away or detains
  • A person
  • without his/her consent or consent obtained by fraud or duress
  • With intent to
    a) Marry him/her
    b) have sexual connection with him/her
    c) cause him/her to have sexual connection with or marry some other person
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2
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Crimes Act 1961, Section 208

A

Abduction

14 years

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3
Q

R v Crossan

A

Taking away and detaining are separate offences.

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4
Q

R v Wellard

A

Deprivation of liberty coupled with a carrying away from the place where the victim wants to be

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5
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R v Pryce

A

Detaining is an active concept to keep confined or in custody

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6
Q

R v Cox

A

Consent.

Full, voluntary, free and informed given by person in a position to form a rational judgement

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7
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Fraud

A

R v Wellard

stated he was a police officer

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8
Q

Critical question in relation to Duress?

A

Are the threats such that they destroy the reality of consent and overbear the will of the individual

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9
Q

R v Mohi

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The offence is committed at the time of taking away as long as at that moment there is the necessary intent

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10
Q

Kidnap

Section 209

A
  • Unlawfully
  • Takes away or Detains
  • Any person
  • Without his/her consent or with consent obtained by fraud or duress
  • With intent to
    a) Hold him/her for ransom or to service
    b) cause him/her to be confined or imprisoned
    c) cause him/her to be sent or taken out of NZ
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11
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Crimes Act 1961, Section 209

A

Kidnap

14 Years

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12
Q
Abduction of young person under 16
Section 210 (7 years)
A
  • With intent to deprive
  • A parent or guardian or other person having the lawful care or charge of a young person
  • of the possession of the young person,
  • unlawfully
  • takes or entices away or detains the young person.
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13
Q

Possession

A

R v Cox - both a physical and mental element must be proved to satisfy possession

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14
Q

Crimes Act 1961, Section 210A

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Good faith defence

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15
Q

R v Chartrand

A

It is not necessary to prove the accused intended a permanent deprivation.

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