Crimes Against the Person: Assault and Battery Flashcards
1
Q
Common Law Battery
A
- The unlawful application of force to another resulting in either
- bodily injury OR
- an offensive touching
- GENERAL INTENT CRIME
2
Q
Common Law Assault
A
Attempted Battery
- Reasonable Apprehension: the intention creation other than by mere words of a reasonable apprehension in the mind of the victim of imminent bodily harm
- SPECIFIC INTENT
3
Q
Aggravated Assault in Georgia
A
- Assault perpetrated with a deadly weapon or with the intent to
- murder
- rape OR
- rob
4
Q
Aggravated Battery in Georgia
A
Maliciously causing serious bodily harm to another