ABH Non Fatal S.47 Flashcards
1
Q
What section
A
S.47 of the offences against the person act 1861
2
Q
Definition of s.47
A
Battery that occasions actual bodily harm
3
Q
Actus reus common assult
A
AR for assault of battery
4
Q
Occasioned meaning
A
Caused
5
Q
Actus trays abh
A
Miller ‘any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort’
Or
Chan fook ‘not so trivial to be wholly insignificant’ includes psychiatric but not ‘mere emotions such as fear, distress or panic’
6
Q
Cases for AR
A
T v DPP
Smith
7
Q
Mens rea ABH
A
Intention or recklessnees to cause assault or battery
R v Roberts
