Battery Flashcards
1
Q
Battery
A
-common law offence
-mentioned in criminal justice act 1988
2
Q
AR
A
-The application of unlawful force
3
Q
MR
A
-intention or subjective recklessness
4
Q
R v Thomas
A
-touching someones clothing is the same as touching their person.
5
Q
DDP v K
A
-battery can be an indirect act
6
Q
Collins v Wilcock
A
-force can be the slightest of touches
7
Q
R v Cunningham
A
-defined subjective recklessness (D knows the risk but does it anyway)
8
Q
R v Mohan
A
-Oblique intent (intention not same as desire)
9
Q
R v Woolin
A
-Oblique intent had to be a virtual certainty
10
Q
R v Fagan
A
-Battery is a continuing act
11
Q
R v Latimer
A
If you have the mens rea towards one victim it can transfer to another.
