Battery PC 242 Flashcards
1
Q
What is Battery?
A
Is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon a person of another.
2
Q
What is willful?
A
A purpose or willingness to commit the act.
3
Q
What is unlawful?
A
Absent reasonable self-defense or consent.
4
Q
What is use of force of violence?
A
Harmful or offensive touching constitutes an unlawful use of force or violence.
5
Q
What is upon a person of another?
A
Impacted through the transference of energy is a touching upon the person of another even if done indirectly.
