Battery Flashcards

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1
Q

common law or statuary law

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common law

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2
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where can the charging standard be found

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s39 Criminal Justice Act 1988

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3
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definition for battery

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any act which the defendant intentionally or recklessly inflicts unlawful personal violence

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4
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Collins V Willcock

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act does not need to be hostile rude or aggressive

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5
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R v Thomas

A

slightest touch can amount to battery

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6
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DPP v Santa Bermudez

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can be an omission

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7
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Indirect battery

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Martin
Haystead
DPP v K

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8
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Mens Rea
R v Venna

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intentionally of recklessly inflicts unlawful personal violence

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9
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Direct battery
Indirect battery
Recklessness

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R v Mohan
R v Woolin
R v Cunningham

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