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What is a defence?

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When the D still commit the offence but there were certain circumstances involved to make the D only partially responsible

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What will a full defence lead to?

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A full aquittal

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What will a partial offence lead to?

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A reduction in conviction

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What is a common law defence?

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A law made by judges, consent is one of these

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What type of defence is consent?

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A full defence so they will be found not guilty

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What can consent never be a defence for and the case?

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Murder (Pretty)

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What is valid consent?

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The V has to have legal capacity

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Who doesn’t have legal capacity?

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Underage
Mental or learning disabilities
Intoxicated

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What is the case and held for valid consent?

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Burrell v Harmer- They were underage so had no legal capacity so cannot consent

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What is true consent?

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Giving false consent if the V doesn’t know the identity of D or the nature and quality of D’s acts

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What is the case and held for the identity of D in true consent?

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Tabassum- he lied about his identity so there was no true consent

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What is the case for nature and quality in true consent?

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Dica- Guilty of S.20 GBH after getting HIV as the woman didn’t know the quality of the act

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Can a person consent to harm?

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A person cannot consent to harm unless a recognised exception is applied or if the court see there is ‘a good reason’ for the harm occuring (McArthy)

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What are the 5 exceptions for consent to harm?

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Organised sports
Tattooing and branding
Sexual activity
Horseplay
Medical procedures

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What is the rule for tattooing and branding?

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You are allowed to consent to harm for a tattoo and it will be valid

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What is the rule for organised sports?

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It is only valid if the harm occurs within the rules of the game

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What did the case of Billinghurst say about organised sports?

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No valid consent if deliberate outside the rules of the game

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What did the case of Barnes say about organised sports?

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If the game permits the act, it will be seen as valid

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What is the rule and case for boxing and consent?

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They have to follow the Queensbury rules and if not there is no valid consent (Ag Ref No.6)

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What did the case of Wilson say about tattooing and branding?

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D branded his wife’s buttocks and the meaning was extended to branding aswell

21
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When is consent to harm allowed in sexual activity?

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If the injuries were inadvertant and V gave full consent

22
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What is the case for harm being an accident in sexual activity?

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Slingsby

23
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When is consent not allowed in sexual activity?

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When it is sado-maschism

24
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What is sado-masochism?

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The deliberate infliction of harm for sexual gratification- cannot be consented to

25
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What happened in the case of Brown?

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Convicted of S.47 and S.20 offences as it was not in public interest to inflict bodily harm for no good reason

26
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What happened in the case of Lock?

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The D was let off after inflicting harm while reenacting a fifty shades of grey scene as they were two consenting adults

27
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What is the case for horseplay and consent?

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Consent available as no one intended to inflict any harm

28
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What is the rule and case for euthanasia?

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No one can consent to their own death
Pretty- any assistance off the husband would be a criminal act

29
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What does self defence cover?

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Protecting yourself, another person or property

30
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What act does self defence come from?

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Criminal justice and immigration act 2008 (S.76)

31
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What is the burden of proof?

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The verdict lies with the prosecution to see if the force was unnecessary and unreasonable

32
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What are 2 points that are considered for self defence to be successful?

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Was the use of force necessary in the circumstances
Was the force used reasonable in the circumstances?

33
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What are the 3 elements for ‘was the force necessary in the circumstances’ for self defence?

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Mistake & Self-Defence
Self-Defence & Intoxication
D’s characteristics

34
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What are the sections and act for self defence?

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S.76(3), (4), (5) & (6) Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

35
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What are the rules for mistake and self defence?

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Circumstances are judged as D genuinely believed them to be even if the belief was a mistake

36
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What are the rules for self defence and intoxication?

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If D is voluntarily intoxicated, the defence will fail for self defence

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What is the case and held for self defence and intoxication?

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O’grady- failed as only thought he was being attacked due to intoxication

38
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What are the rules for D’s characteristics in self defence with the case?

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Characteristics cannot be taken into account when judging if force was necessary (Martin- psychiatric evidence not taken into account)

39
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What are the 3 elements for the force being reasonable in self defence?

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Disproportionate or excessive force
Pre-emptive strikes
Possibility to retreat

40
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What will the outcome be if there is disproportionate or excessive for and what is the case?

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Defence will fail (Clegg)

41
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What are pre-emptive strikes and what is the case?

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The D doesn’t have to be attacked first and the D can ‘get the first blow in’

42
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What is the rules for possibility to retreat with the case?

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The D does not have to walk away and can stand their ground in an argument (Bird)

43
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What are the rules for protecting property in self defence?

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The force is allowed if it is disproportionate but cannot be ‘grossly disproportionate’ (Ray)

44
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What is the act that set out the rules for protecting property in self defence?

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S.43 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 has amended s.76 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2009

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Law paper 1- criminal (6 decks)

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