Classes of offences

Question 1

Summary

Answer 1

• Assault
• Battery
• Simple criminal damage where the value is 5000 pounds or less
• An attempt to commit criminal damage where the value is 5000 pounds or less

Question 2

Either way

Answer 2

• Theft
• Burglary
• Fraud
• S 47 OAPA – assault occasioning ABH
• S 20 OAPA – wounding or inflicting GBH
• Simple criminal damage where the value exceeds 5000
• Simple arson
• Attempts to commit the above offences

Question 3

Indictable only

Answer 3

• Robbery
• S 18 OAPA – wounding or causing GBH with intent
• Aggravated burglary
• Aggravated arson
• Aggravated criminal damage
• Murder – where a verdict of voluntary manslaughter is a possible outcome
• Involuntary manslaughter (unlawful act manslaughter and manslaughter by gross negligence)
• Attempts to commit the above offences