GBH Flashcards
1
Q
Act
A
S20 offences against person act
2
Q
Ar
A
D must unlawfully wound or inflict GBH
3
Q
Moriaty v brooks
A
A break in upper and lower epidermis
4
Q
McLoughlin
A
Superficial cut is not a wound
5
Q
Eisenhower
A
Rupture of internal blood vessel not wound
6
Q
Morris
A
Wrong to suggest that the surface of skin must be broken - scratch would not suffice
7
Q
Smith
A
Really seriously bodily harm
8
Q
Grundy
A
Totality of bruising could amount to GBH
9
Q
Brown
A
Seriousness judged objectively
10
Q
Bollom
A
Impact of injuries on a particular victim may be taken into account
11
Q
Ireland and burstow
A
Includes serious psychological harm
12
Q
Dica
A
HIV
13
Q
Golding
A
Genital herpes
Assessment of whether it amount to ABH or GBH is for the jury to decide
14
Q
Inflict
A
Cause and inflict
15
Q
Ireland and burstow inflict
A
No difference between cause and inflict
