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NON FATAL OFFENCE Assault Flashcards

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Definition for assault

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  • Common Law Offence
  • IRELAND- D intentionally or recklessly causes the victim to apprehend immediate and unlawful violence
  • Recognised in S.39 Criminal Justice Act 1988
  • Summary offence - maximum sentence 6 months imprisonment and or a fine
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First step for assault

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Actus Reus - ACT

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  1. Actus Reus- ACT
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  • Can be actions, words, gestures or silence
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Cases for an act in first step

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CONSTANZA - Written words alone

IRELAND - Words enough for assault

IRELAND - Silence amount to assault

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Second step for assault

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Actus Reus - APPREHEND

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  1. Actus Reus- APPREHEND
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  • What the victim thought was going to happen- expectation / anticipation
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Cases for apprehend

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LAMB- if V doesn’t apprehend immediate force, assault has not been committed

LOGDON- doesn’t matter if d made his threat as a joke if V believed him

TUBERVILLE v SAVAGE - Words can prevent an assault if they indicate d is not intending to cause harm - V would not be apprehending

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Third step for Assault

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Actus Reus- IMMEDIATE

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  1. Actus Reus- IMMEDIATE
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  • V was expecting the violence straight away
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Cases for immediate violence

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SMITH v CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF WOKING POLICE STATION - immediate does not need to be instantaneous but must be imminent

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Fourth step for Assault

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Actus Reus - UPV (unlawful personal violence)

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  1. Actus Reus - UPV
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  • Is what the victim is apprehending some form of unlawful violence
  • Must be unlawful due to lack of consent
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Fifth step of Assault

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Actus Reus- CAUSE

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  1. Actus Reus- CAUSE
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  • Factual Causation - the consequence would not have happened ‘but for’ D’s act - WHITE/PAGETT
  • Legal Causation - D’s act must be the operating and substantial cause of V’s injuries - SMITH
  • NAI by 3rd party - JORDAN
  • NAI by victim - ROBERTS / WILLIAMS
  • Thin Skull- BLAUE
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Sixth step for Assault

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Mens Rea

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  1. Men’s Rea
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  • Intend or subjectively reckless to cause v to apprehend immediate unlawful force
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Case for men’s rea

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SAVAGE- intention or subjective recklessness to cause the victim to apprehend unlawful and immediate violence

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