GBH

Question 1

S. 18 and s. 20 is defined under what act

Answer 1

Offences against the person act 1861

Question 2

Actus reus of S. 20

Answer 2

Where the D wounds or inflicts any GBH upon victims with the intention or recklessness to cause some harm

Question 3

S. 18 actus reus

Answer 3

D wounds or causes GBH with intent or with the intention to resist arrest

Question 4

Wound is?

Answer 4

Eisenhower - a cut is a break in both layers of the skin

Question 5

What is infliction of GBH injuries

Answer 5

In smith it helds no more and no less that serious injury but it does not have to be life threatening

Question 6

Example of GBH injuries

Answer 6

Serious cuts /wounds
Broken bones( fracyures/legs/arms/ribs color bones
Injuries requiring lengthy treatments
Permenant loss of sensory functions serious psychological harm (Ireland and baristow)
Biological harm (dica)

Question 7

Side rule of Stage 2

Answer 7

Vulnerable victim (bollom) - when assessing the seriousness of the injuries you are allowed to take into account the victim age and health

Side rule 2 - accumulation of injuries - an accumulation of less serious injuries can amount to GBH when taken together (brown and Stratton)

Question 8

Means rea of S. 20

Answer 8

Intention or recklessness to cause some injury (mowatt)

Question 9

Men’s rea of S. 18

Answer 9

Intention to cause GBH injuries or the D I tends to resist arrest but the GBH injuries are caused