GBH With Intent Non Fatal S.18 Flashcards
1
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Section and definition
A
S.18 offences against the person act
Unlawful and malicious wounding or causing grevious bodily harm to any person, with intent to do some grevious bodily harm to any person
2
Q
Actus reus
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Wound - JCC v Eisenhower
GBH - Bollom, dica, brown & Stratton, saunders
3
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Mens rea
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Intent to cause GBH
Intention to wound is not enough - Taylor
Virtually certain to occur
Belfon
4
Q
Mens rea wounding
A
Taylor
5
Q
Mens rea resisting arrest
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Resisting arrest would be a s.18
R v Morrison
