Battery Flashcards
1
Q
What section is battery under?
A
s49 or Collins v Wilcock
2
Q
what is battery?
A
committed by the intentional or reckless application of unlawful force to another person
3
Q
What is the actus reus for battery?
A
application of unlawful force to another person
4
Q
Haystead V DPP
A
force does not need to be directly applied - D hit person carrying baby, baby fell over, D guilty of battery
5
Q
Fagan V MPC
A
Actus reus can be an ongoing event
6
Q
Collins V Wilcock
A
slightest tough can be battery
7
Q
DPP v K
A
battery can be an indirect act
8
Q
DPP v Santa-Bermudez
A
omissions can give rise to battery - needle in pocket
9
Q
what is the Mens rea for battery
A
intentional or reckless
- if drunk you are reckless and liable
