AGGRAVATED BURGLARY - Case Law Flashcards
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Police v PITMAN
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Police v PITMAN
The word “weapon” means something used to inflict bodily injury…..and includes other items intended to inflict harm should the need arise….. Bodily injury is not limited to direct physical injury, and can include bodily harm caused by shock by the producing of the
weapon.
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R V STEELE
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R V STEELE
The offender may reveal by words or conduct the actual presence or immediate availability of the item so long as the accused has the weapon in their physical possession and readily available.