Non Fatal Offence- Assault and Battery Flashcards
Assault and battery legal authority
S39 criminal justice act 1988
Assault and battery sentence
Summary
ABH injury legal authority
S47 offences against the person act 1861
ABH Injury maximum sentence
Tew
GBH unlawful legal authority
S20 OAPA 1861
GBH Unlawful maximum sentence
Tew
GBH with intent legal authority
S18 OAPA 1861
GBH with intent maximum sentence
Indictable
Assault basic definition
Before the strike no physical contact
Battery
The physical contact
Common law assault definition
To intentionally, recklessly cause the victim to apprehend immediate unlawful force
Ar of assault
Cause victim to apprehend immediate, unlawful force
3 elements of AR
Can be caused by
Must apprehend, if no fear no assault
Immediate unlawful force
Silent telephones can be assault
Ireland
Can be letters or written communication
Contanza
Can be an act or conduct
Logdon
Immediate unlawful force case
Smith-v-chief
MR of assault
Intention or recklessness to cause the victim to fear immediate unlawful force
Common law battery
Intentionally or recklessly inflicts unlawful force to another
AR battery
To apply unlawful force
AR elements
Unlawful force or contact with another
Application of unlawful force
Unlawful force can be applied lawfully
Unlawful force or contact with another case
Wilcock
Application of unlawful force case
Dpp-K 1990
MR of battery
Intention or recklessness to apply force
Objective
Through eyes of a reasonable person
Subjective
Looking at situation through D’s eyes
Who defined battery
Williams case lord chief justice
Can be an omission and a continuing act
Fagan
Lawful excuses
Reasonable punishment
Self defence
Reason children punishment act
Under s58 Childrens act
Direct case
Mohan
Indirect case
Moloney