Non-fatal - legal principle Flashcards

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R v Nelson (2013)

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Provides definition of assault

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R v Ireland ( 1997)

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Silence can constitute actus reus of assault

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R v Constanza (1997)

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Words can constitute actus reus of assault

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Smith v Woking (1983)

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For assault, immediate unlawful force means imminent, not necessarily instantaneous

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Collins v Willcock (1984)

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Force can be slight to form actus reus of battery

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Wood (Fraser) v DPP (2008)

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Force can be slight to form actus reus of battery

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R v Thomas (1985)

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Touching a person’s clothing is akin to touching them

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DPP v K (1990)

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Indirect acts can form actus reus of battery

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R v Miller (1954)

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Defined ABH: ‘any injury or hurt calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim’

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T v DPP (2003)

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Temporary loss of consciousness is ABH

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R v Chan Fook (1994)

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Psychiatric injury is ABH AND ABH injuries need not be permanent but must be more than trivial

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DPP V Smith (Michael) (2006)

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Cutting ‘significant amount’ of hair is ABH

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R v Savage (1991)

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Men rea for ABH is same as mens rea for common assault - intent or subjective recklessness

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14
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JCC v Eisenhower (1983)

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Internal bleeding does not constitute a wound

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R v Burstow (1997)

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Serious psychiatric injury can constitute GBH

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R v Bollom (2004)

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Severity of injuries assessed based on V’s age and health

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R v Morrison (1989)

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s.18 resisting arrest = intent, subsequent injury can be reckless

18
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R v Taylor (2009)

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Intent to wound not enough for s.18

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R v Dica (2004)

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Transmitting HIV is GBH