Definitions Flashcards
What is Disclosure?
Any relevant material which might reasonably be considered capable of undermining the case for the prosecution
What is Section 32 under PACE?
It is a power for a Constable to search someone after arrest at a place other than a police station.
What is TWOC?
A person shall be guilty of an offence if
without the consent of the owner or other lawful authority, he/she takes any conveyance, for his/her own or another’s use
OR
knowing that any conveyance has been taken without such authority, drives it or allows themselves to be carried in or on it
What is a Conveyance?
Any conveyance constructed or adapted for the carriage of a person(s) by land, water or air. A vehicle made or adapted to carry a person(s) drawn by an animal is also a conveyance.
(except one constructed or adapted only for use under the control of a person not carried in or on it i.e. a horse)
What is a road?
Any highway, and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes.
What is an MPV?
General terms, it is any vehicle which is propelled by means of an engine
What is a Motor Vehicle?
Mechanically propelled vehicles intended or adapted for use on a road
What is Assault?
Any act by which a person intentionally or recklessly causes another to apprehend immediate and unlawful personal violence.
What is Battery?
Involves actual physical contact. Unlawful application of force to another person and is contact to the smallest degree
Definition and difference between ABH and GBH?
ABH refers to the infliction of harm beyond transient pain or discomfort, whereas GBH involves severe harm resulting in long-term physical or psychological consequences. The intent and presence of aggravating factors play significant roles in distinguishing these offences.
What is Murder?
Of sound mind and discretion, go on to unlawfully kill any reasonable creature (human), with intent to kill or cause GBH.
What is attempted murder?
Attempted murder requires the existence of an intention to kill.
What is Breach of the Peace?
It occurs when harm is actually done or is likely to be done to a person (or their property in his presence) whether by conduct of the person against who a BOP is alleged or by someone whom it provokes