ABH Flashcards
1
Q
definition
A
section 47 offences against the persons act 1861- common assault occasioning actual bodily harm
2
Q
part 1 actus reus
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d must commit either an assault or a battery
3
Q
part 2 actus reus
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occasioning, means causation
either causation issue OR factual/legal
4
Q
part 3 actus reus
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actual bodily harm injuries
miller + chan fook
5
Q
miller
A
any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the v but it has to be more then trifling
6
Q
chan fook
A
the injury should not be so trivial as to be wholly insignificant
7
Q
T v DPP
A
loss of consciousness
8
Q
chan fook/ R v D
A
psychiatric injury- must be more than human emotion
9
Q
men’s rea
A
you only need the men’s rea for the assault or battery (savage)