Non-fatal offences

Question 1

Constanza

Answer 1

Assault as feared some violence in future from letters

Question 2

Ireland

Answer 2

Silent phone calls can be assault

Question 3

Smith v Woking

Answer 3

V feared immediate force as she didn’t know whether man would break in

Question 4

Lamb

Answer 4

No assault as boys didn’t think gun was loaded

Question 5

Tuberville v Savage

Answer 5

No assault from sword as D’s words negated threat

Question 6

Collins v Wilcock

Answer 6

Battery when officer grabbed prostitute’s arm without lawful authority

Question 7

Thomas

Answer 7

Grabbing V’s skirt was still force on her person

Question 8

Fagan v MPC

Answer 8

Parking on officer’s foot was continuing act

Question 9

DPP v K

Answer 9

Indirect battery from putting acid in handdryer

Question 10

Haystead v CC Derbyshire

Answer 10

Indirect battery as punch caused baby to fall

Question 11

DPP v Santa-Bermudez

Answer 11

Battery through omission when failed to tell about needle

Question 12

Miller

Answer 12

Definition of ABH - interferes with health & comfort

Question 13

T v DPP

Answer 13

Loss of consciousness can be ABH after group attack

Question 14

DPP v Smith (Michael)

Answer 14

Cutting off ponytail was ABH

Question 15

Chan Fook

Answer 15

Psychiatric harm was ABH after attacking lodger

Question 16

Roberts

Answer 16

V jumping out of car was ABH as he meant to apply force to her

Question 17

Savage

Answer 17

Throwing a beer over V was ABH after dropping glass, intended some force

Question 18

JCC v Eisenhower

Answer 18

Shotgun pellet in eye not a wound, no break in skin (still GBH)

Question 19

Bollom

Answer 19

Severe bruising on a baby was GBH, prob wouldn’t be on adults

Question 20

Burstow

Answer 20

Serious depression was GBH after months of harassment

Question 21

Dica

Answer 21

Infecting someone with HIV would be serious biological harm = GBH

Question 22

Light

Answer 22

Words did not neutralise threat of raising shovel

Question 23

Wood v DPP

Answer 23

Not being arrested so no right to use assault trying to get away

Question 24

DPP v Smith (2006)

Answer 24

Serious harm likely when policeman fell off bonnet

Question 25

Golding

Answer 25

Herpes is serious biological harm as it is incurable = GBH

Question 26

Parmenter

Answer 26

Only ABH as D did not foresee or intend any harm at all

Question 27

Taylor

Answer 27

If D wounds, must intend it to be a serious wound for s18

Question 28

Morrison

Answer 28

S18 as he caused serious harm dragging police through window while escaping arrest