Criminal Law - Battery Flashcards by Sam collins | Brainscape

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Battery - S39 Criminal Justice Act 1988

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Intentionally or recklessly apply unlawful force

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Apply unlawful force

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Means any touching, however slight. No harm or pain needs to be suffered by V for a battery

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Apply unlawful force/

Cole v Turner

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The slightest touch amounts to battery when it is done in anger

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Apply unlawful force/

Collins v Wilcock

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The slightest touch amounts to battery when it is done without consent

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Apply unlawful force/

Haystead

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Contact can be indirect

If one person ‘falls’ into another as a result of D pushing the first person D can be guilty of battery against 2 V’s

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Mens Rea for battery (Venna)

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D has intention or recklessness to apply unlawful force

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