Crimes Against the Person: Assault and Battery Flashcards

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Common Law Battery

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  • The unlawful application of force to another resulting in either
    • bodily injury OR
    • an offensive touching
  • GENERAL INTENT CRIME
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Common Law Assault

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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
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Aggravated Assault in Georgia

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  • Assault perpetrated with a deadly weapon or with the intent to
    • murder
    • rape OR
    • rob
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Aggravated Battery in Georgia

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Maliciously causing serious bodily harm to another

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