CASE LAW Flashcards
CAMERON V R
RECKLESSNESS
Recognises there’s a real possibility that
their actions would bring about the prescribed result and/or
that the proscribed circumstances existed and
those actions were unreasonable.
Any reasonable person would see it was unreasonable
Cameron = dumb = reckless
R V COLLISTER
INTENT
Intent involves a deliberate act to get a specific result.
The necessary intent is inferred from the circumstances
Collister = circumstances
R V TAISALIKA
INTENT
The nature of the blow and the gash it produced point strongly to the presence of the necessary intent.
R V TIPPLE
RECKLESSNESS
Conscious and Deliberate taking of an unjustified risk
R V WATERS
WOUNDS
The breaking of the skin evidenced by the flow of blood.
May be internal or external.
Waters = flowing = blood
R V MCARTHUR
BODILY HARM
Includes any hurt or injury that interferes with health or comfort.
Need not be permanent, but must be more than transitory and trifling
Mcarthur = mcbody
DPP V SMITH
GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM
Harm that is really serious
R V TIHI
INTENT - AGGRAVATED
Prosecution must satisfy a two-fold test for the intent;
1) Intent to facilitate the commission of an imprisonable offence AND
2) Intent to cause the specified harm, or reckless as to the risk
Tihi = tee hee = tee pee = two in tents
R V STURM (x2)
- Not necessary to prove intended crime was committed
2. STUPEFY - Interferes on the the persons mental ability to fight back / stop the offence
R V WATI
OFFENCE COMMITTED
There must be proof of the commission / attempted commission of a crime either
- by the person committing the crime or
- by the persons whose arrest or flight he intends to avoid / facilitate
Wati = whaaat you committed an offence
R V CROSSAN (Serious Assaults)
INCAPABLE OF RESISTANCE
Includes Powerlessness of the will
as well as
Physical incapacity
Crossan = X = two offences
R V MISIC
DOCUMENT A thing which provides - evidence or - information or - serves as a record
Misic = music = CD = document
HAYES v R (x3)
PECUNIARY ADVANTAGE
Anything that enhances their financial position
VALUABLE CONSIDERATION
Anything capable of being valuable consideration,
in short money or moneys worth.
ATTEMPTS TO USE
An unsuccessful use of a document is as much use as a successful one.
R V MORELY (Deception)
INTENT TO DECEIVE
Purposeful intent is necessary and must exist at the time of the deception
R V COX (Possession)
POSSESSION
Involves two elements
- Actual and Physical control/custody of the item and
- The Knowledge or Awareness they possess the item
R V ARCHER
ARSON DAMAGE
Property may be damaged if it suffers permanent or temporary harm, or permanent or temporary impairment of it’s use or value.
Archer = fire archer = damages
R V MORELY (Arson)
CAUSE LOSS
Loss is assessed by the extent to which the complainants position prior to the ‘offence’ has been diminished or impaired.
Can only arise from direct loss. Indirect losses (including future profits) are not included
Morely = more loss = losses
R V CROSSAN (Abduction/Kidnapping)
TAKEN AWAY v DETAIN
Taking away and detaining are two separate and distinct offences.
The first consists of taking (the victim) away; the second of detaining her.
Crossan = X = two offences