Abduction - S208 Flashcards
Abduction
Section/Penalty/Elements
S208 CA61
14 years imprisonment
1) Unlawfully
2) Takes away or Detains
3) A Person
4) Without his or her consent
OR
With his or her consent obtained by fraud or duress
5) With Intent to:
(a) go through a form of marriage or civil uinion
(b) have sexual connection with the person
(c) cause the person to go through a form of marriage or civil union OR to have sexual connection with some other person
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Element 1
Unlawfully
What case laws and definitions for this element?
Define unlawfully:
without lawful authority or excuse
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Element 2
Takes away OR Detains
What case laws and definitions for this element?
Define:
Takes away: physically removed from one place
Case laws:
R v Wellard
R v Crossan
R v Pryce
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Element 4
without their consent OR with consent obtained by fraud or duress
What case laws and definitions for this element?
Definition:
Fraud, Duress
Case law:
R v Cox (Consent)
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Element 5
With Intent to….
What case laws and definitions for this element?
Case laws:
R v Collister
R v Mohi
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Element 5
Sexual Connection
What case laws and definitions for this element?
Definition:
Sexual Connection: introduction into the genitalia or anus of one person, (otherwise than for geniune medical purposes), a part of the body of another person or an object held or manipulated by another person.
Case law:
R v Wellard
loss of liberity and taking from the place the victim wants to be
Case law:
R v Crossan
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Takes away and detained are seperate and distinct offences
Case law:
R v Pryce
Active concept “kept in confinement or custody”
Case law:
R v Cox (Consent)
Consent is full, voluntary, free and informed
Define:
Fraud
Fraud: misrepresenting the facts
Define:
Duress
Duress: Agreement based on fear or refusal
Case law:
R v Collister
R v Collister:
The actions/words before/during/after, the surrounding circumstances, and the nature of the act itself, infer intent
Note: Intent
Case Law:
R v Mohi
Offence complete at the time of the taking, accompanied by the necessary intent.
S208 CA61
14 years imprisonment
1) Unlawfully
2) Takes away or Detains
3) A Person
4) Without his or her consent
OR
With his or her consent obtained by fraud or duress
5) With Intent to:
(a) go through a form of marriage or civil uinion
(b) have sexual connection with the person
(c) cause the person to go through a form of marriage or civil union OR to have sexual connection with some other person
Abduction
Section/Penalty/Elements