Crimes Against the Person: Assault/Battery/Mayhem Flashcards

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What are the elements of “Battery”?

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  1. UNLAWFUL APPLICATION of FORCE to the person;
  2. resulting in EITHER:
    (i) bodily injury; or
    (ii) offensive touching

NOTE –> this is “simple battery” (a misdemeanor)

NOTE –> need not be intentional

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With regards to “battery,” does it need to be intentional?

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No.

It can be but need not be

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With regards to “battery,” does the force need to be DIRECTLY APPLIED?

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No.

Example –> siccing a dog on someone can be a battery

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What is the rule with regards to battery and consent as a defense?

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Some jdxns recognize consent as a defense to SIMPLE battery

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What are the elements of “aggravated battery”?

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Most jdxns recognize the following as aggravated battery:

  1. battery with DEADLY WEAPON;
  2. battery resulting in SERIOUS BODILY HARM;
  3. battery of CHILD/WOMAN/POLICE OFFICER

NOTE –> aggravated battery is usually a felony

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What are the elements of “assault”?

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Either:
1. a ATTEMPTED battery; OR

  1. The INTENTIONAL CREATION, other than by mere words, of a REASONABLE APPREHENSION of IMMINENT BODILY HARM

NOTE –> this is simple assault

NOTE –> if there has been ACTUAL TOUCHING of the victim, it will be battery, not assault

NOTE –> some states have eliminated the word battery. In these states, a battery is a type of assault.

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What is an aggravated assault?

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Assault with deadly weapon or with intent to rape or maim

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What is “mayhem”?

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At common law –> dismemberment or disablement of body part

Modern trend –> mayhem is abolished a separate offense and treated a form of AGGRAVATED BATTERY

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