Criminal Damage Flashcards

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R v Webster

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Recklessness to endanger life

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R v Denton Facts

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Set fire to a factory because the boss/owner hinted at doing so.

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R v Dudley facts

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Threw a fire bomb at the J family house under the influence of drugs and alcahol. Only trivial damage was caused

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R v Sangha facts

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The appellant set fire to a mattress in a block of flats. The flat was empty at the time and the flats were constructed in such a way as to prevent the spread of fire to neighbouring flats. Convicted of aggravated criminal damage ri

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Hardman v Chief Constable Avon facts

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The defendants had drawn silhouettes on the pavement in water soluble paints. The paint would have worn off after a few days wear but the council arranged to have the pavement cleaned.

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Morphitis v Salmon Principle

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Impairing the barriers useful prupose was enough to constitute criminal damage

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Samuels v stubbs principle

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Actions did not constitute damage

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R v Hunt Facts

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To show the fire alarm didn’t work made a fire and tried pulling the alarm which when didn’t work called the fire alarm, acted objectively to save the property

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R v Steer Principle

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Life endangerment should be by the bullets and not by the properrty damage

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R v Smith principle

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He believed the property belonged to him so didn’t posses the correct mens rea

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R v Steer Facts

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D fired at V, who life was endangered by the shooting not from the window that was broken

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R v Denton principle

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There was no requirement that the person entitled to consent was honest.

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Morphitis v Salmon facts

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The defendant took apart a barrier, leaving its undamaged pieces at the same location

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R v Dudley principle

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Lives were not actually endangered but this is irrelevant. It was D’s intention to endanger lives or D was reckless as to whether life was endangered

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R v Smith facts

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Installed electrical equipement to a house he rented, this became property of the land lord, when his tenancy finished he removed the wires causing damage,

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R v Hunt principle

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The damage caused by the accused must be (objectively) capable of protecting the property

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A v R principle

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The court held that spitting on a policeman’s coat was not criminal damage

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Johnson v DPP Facts

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Squatter in a council house damaged the door while fitting a lock,

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Samuels v stubbs facts

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The appellant trampled on a policeman’s cap. The cap could easily be pushed back into place.

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Hardman v Chief Constable Avon Principle

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Expense was incurred to put the pavement as it was previously, this constituted criminal damge

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R v Whitely principle

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Information does not fall within the realm of property

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R v Sangha principle

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His conviction was upheld. There was no requirement that life should in fact be endangered under s.1(2), if a passerby saw this it would still endager is life

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Johnson v DPP principle

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Conviction was upheld and defence didn’t work as his hosue wansn’t in immediate danger