Battery Flashcards

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1
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Battery Act

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s.39 of the Criminal Justice act 1988

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Actus reus

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The application of unlawful physical force

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Unlawful

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there is no implied consent

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Physical force

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can be merely touching

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Application

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The application of force can be indirect (DPP v K)

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Factual causation

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‘but for’ the D’s actions the V would not have suffered a battery

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Legal causation

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The D must be the operating and substantial cause meaning that there are no intervening acts which break the chain of causation

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mens rea

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the d has intention or recklessness as to committing a battery

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