Crime Flashcards
Essential elements of Breach of the peace
- Crime at common law
- Constituted by one or more persons
- Conducting themselves in a riotus or disorderly manner
- Where such conduct is severe enough to cause alarm to and ordinary person and threaten sever disturbance in the community.
Essential elements of Assault
- Crime at common Law
- Every attack directed to take effect on the person of another
- wether or not actual injury is inflicted
Aggravations of Assault
D- Danger to the Victim I- Intent M - Mode of perpetration P- Character of the victim/accused L- Locus of assault E- Extent of injury R- Racial motivation
Categories of Assault
Direct
Indirect
Menaces
What is justifiable Assault
- Done under authority of the law or in self Defence
- force used must be the minimum necessary to achieve the desired outcome
- Self Defence only applies to people not property
What is culpable and reckless conduct
- Common law crime
- Described as culpable and reckless acts
- Which cause injury to others or create a risk of injury
- Must be more than a genuine accident
- and show an utter disregard to the consequences
Key elements of Wasting police time
- Crime at common law
- Committed by any person who maliciously provides a false statement to the police
- with the intention and effect of causing unnecessary police investigation
Key elements of Attempting to pervert the course of justice
- Any overt and intentional action which is calculated
- to interfere with normal investigation of a crime or
- the bringing of an offender to justice
5 Essentials of perjury
1- Falsehood must be under oath or affirmation
2- Most be proved to be false and the accused knew it was false
3- Must relate to evidence of fact
4- Must be direct and unequivocal
5- Must be relevant to the point of issue
Key Elements of Perjury
- Common law crime
- Committed by any person who wilfully makes a false statement
- Under oath or affirmation equivalent to oath
Key Elements of Subornation of Perjury
- Committed by any person
- who ,counsels,induces by any means
- person to give false testimony in judicial proceedings
What makes the crime of Subornation of Perjury complete
It is not complete unless the witness submits to the inducement and gives false evidence.
What is Section 4(1) MDA 1977
makes it unlawful to produce or supply a controlled drug to another
What is Section 4(2) MDA 1977
Makes it an offence to produce a controlled drug or to be concerned in the production of a controlled drug.
What is Section 4(3) MDA 1977
Offence to supply or to offer to supply a controlled drug or be concerned in the supply of the drug to another.
What is Section 5(2) MDA 1977
Offence to be in possession of a controlled drug
What is Section 5(3) MDA 1977
Offence to be in possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply
Whats are the defences for being caught in possession of a controlled drug.
1- Took possession to prevent another person using it or preventing another from committing an offence and destroys it as soon as possible after taking it or takes it to the police.
Who can lawfully posses a controlled substance
1- Doctors 2- Vets 3- Dentists 4- Chemists 5- Police officer in the execution of duty
What is Section 8 MDA 1977
Makes it an offence for an occupier or manager of a premises to permit
- Unlawful production or attempt
- Unlawful supply or attempt
- prepare opium for smoking
- Smoke Cannabis/resin or prepared opium
What is your POA for MDA 1977
Conditional
- Believe person will abscond
- Persons name or address cannot be ascertained
- Not satisfied with name or address given
What are the 2 types of Fire Raising
1- Wilful Fire raising
2- Culpable and reckless fire raising
Key elements of Wilful Fire Raising
Intentionally set fire to any form of property
Key elements of Culpable and reckless fire raising
Result of a reckless act by the accused
- Complete disregard for any dangers which might result from his actions.
Statutory offence
S56 of the Civic Government (Scot) Act 1982
Cause annoyance or alarms or cause danger to persons or property
Essential elements of Theft
1- Appropriation of property
2- Taking was felonious
3- Intent to deprive the owner
4- Property belonged to another