Assault Flashcards
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Q
What are the four types of assault?
A
- Indirect assault
- Direct assault
- Conditional assault
- Doctrine of transferred malice
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Q
What is the definition for Assaults?
A
Acts of intentionally applying or attempting to apply force to the person of another, directly or indirectly, or threatening by any act or gesture to apply such force to person of another, if the person making the threat has, or caused the other to believe on reasonable grounds that they have, the present ability to effect their purpose.
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Q
What are the ingredients for assault?
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- Assaults
* Another person
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Q
What are the ingredients for assault with a weapon?
A
- Assaults
- Another person
- Using anything as a weapon
OR - Having anything with him or her in circumstances that prima facie show an intention to use it as a weapon
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Q
What is section 59 of the crimes act 1961?
A
Parental control
Every parent of a child, and every person in the place of a parent of the child, is justified in using force if the force used is reasonable in the circumstances.
