Criminal Damage Flashcards
Define criminal damage section 1(1)
A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another:
Intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged
What type of offence is criminal damage section 1(1)
Either way
Is their an offence for attempted criminal damage section 1(1)?
Yes
What is max sentence for criminal damage section 1(1)
10 years
First point to prove for criminal damage section 1(1)
Without lawful excuse
Give an example of a lawful excuse to cause criminal damage section 1(1)
If a child’s head was caught in some railings and a person cut the railings without permission to release the child
2nd point to prove for criminal damage act 1(1)
Destroys or damages
Give 2 examples of destroy
Break up machine, tear up document
Give 2 examples of damage
Denting a car, cracking watch glass
3rd point to prove for criminal damage 1(1)
Property
What does property not include
Mushrooms, flowers, fruit, foliage, wild creatures not belonging to anyone and not reduced into captivity
4th point to prove for criminal damage 1(1)
Belonging to another
Types of ‘belonging to another’
- have control of it (delivery driver)
- proprietary right or interest (ownership)
- Have charge of it (building society or mortgage)
5th point to prove for criminal damage 1(1)
Intending
6th point to prove for criminal damage 1(1)
Reckless
What is a reckless act
Act which creates an obvious risk