all cases for offences against a person

Question 1

what is the act that addresses assault and battery and what section

Answer 1

s.39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988

Question 2

what case established the MR and AR for assault

Answer 2

Venna

the intentional or reckless causing of someone to feel that immediate unlawful violence will be used against them

Question 3

what case defined common assault

Answer 3

nelson

Question 4

what case established direct intent

Answer 4

mohan

Question 5

what case established recklessness

Answer 5

cunningham

Question 6

what is a case for assault occasioning abh involving silent phone calls

Answer 6

ireland

Question 7

case for assault involving love letters

Answer 7

constanza

Question 8

case for assault involving the requirement of immediacy

Answer 8

tuberville v savage

Question 9

what is the definition of battery

Answer 9

the reckless or intentional application of unlawful force

Question 10

what is the case for battery involving a skirt

Answer 10

thomas- touching clothes whilst somebody is wearing them is akin to directly touching the person

Question 11

what is the case for indirect battery by acid in a hand dryer

Answer 11

K v DDP

Question 12

what is the case for battery involving driving over someones foot

Answer 12

fagan- only a battery because officer was wearing metal topped boots so did not sustain injury

Question 13

which section of what act establishes ABH

Answer 13

s.47 Offences Against a Person Act 1861

Question 14

what is the leading case that described the injury required for ABH

Answer 14

Chan Fook

• minor injury
• no degree of permanency and easily treatable
• physical or psychiatric
• mere emotion will not suffice

Question 15

what is the case that gave a more vague definition of abh

Answer 15

miller- anything that interferes with the health or comfort of the victim

Question 16

what is the MR for abh

Answer 16

the mens rea for the assault or battery that occasioned it, so intention or recklessness

Question 17

what is the AR for ABH

Answer 17

the actus reus for the assault or battery that occasioned it so causing someone to fear that immediate unlawful violence will be used against them or the application of unlawful force

Question 18

what is a case for abh involving psychiatric injury

Answer 18

ireland

Question 19

what is a case for abh involving cutting someones ponytail

Answer 19

smith

Question 20

what is the case for abh involving losing consciousness

Answer 20

T v DDP

Question 21

what case established that s.20 and s.18 GBH share the same AR

Answer 21

Burstow

Question 22

what is the case that said wounds for GBH must break the skin

Answer 22

eisenhower

Question 23

case that said wounds for gbh must break both layers of the skin

Answer 23

Wood- superficial scratches and cuts will not suffice

Question 24

case that established serious injury for gbh

Answer 24

saunders

Question 25

case that saw transmitting HIV as a gbh

Answer 25

dica

Question 26

case where the courts confirmed that they would consider the victims age and health when assessing the seriousness of an injury

Answer 26

bollum

Question 27

case where an accumulation of less serious injuries was a gbh

Answer 27

brown and stratton

Question 28

what is the MR for s.20 GBH

Answer 28

intent or recklessness to inflict some harm

Question 29

what is the MR for s.18 gbh

Answer 29

intention to cause serious harm

Question 30

case where judge mislead the jury on the MR for s.18 gbh

Answer 30

taylor