Non Fatal Offences

Question 1

AR of assault

Answer 1

Causing the victim to apprehend immediate unlawful force

Question 2

Read V Coker

Answer 2

Actions can be assault

Question 3

R v Ireland

Answer 3

Assault can be words

Question 4

R v constanza

Answer 4

Assault can be written words

Question 5

Tuberville v savage

Answer 5

Words can cancel out each other

Question 6

Dpp v logdon

Answer 6

It is possible for v to apprehend force even if the force is not possible

Question 7

Smith v ccow

Answer 7

Force must be immediate

Question 8

Direct intention

Answer 8

R v mohan, D aims to bring about the prohibited consequence

Question 9

Recklessness

Answer 9

R v Cunningham, D realises a risk and acts regardless

Question 10

MR of battery

Answer 10

Applying unlawful force to another

Question 11

Wilson v Pringle

Answer 11

Force must be hostile

Question 12

R v Thomas

Answer 12

Unlawful force can be the lightest touch

Question 13

Dpp v santana burmudez

Answer 13

Force can be applied via an omission

Question 14

Fagan v mpc

Answer 14

Force can be via a continuous act

Question 15

Dpp v k

Answer 15

Force can be applied indirectly via an object

Question 16

Mr of battery

Answer 16

Direct intention or reckleness

Question 17

Where’s ABH defined

Answer 17

S47 of the offences against the persons act 1861

Question 18

R v chan fook

Answer 18

Any injury not so trivial as to be insignificant, mental injury harm can be ABH

Question 19

Dpp v smith

Answer 19

Cutting of a persons hair can be ABH

Question 20

T v Dpp

Answer 20

Short loss of consciousness can be ABH

Question 21

R v savage

Answer 21

Men’s rea for assault or battery is enough for ABH

Question 22

MR of ABH

Answer 22

Direct intention or recklessness

Question 23

Where is wounding defined

Answer 23

S20 or s18 of the offences against the persons act 1861

Question 24

AR of wounding

Answer 24

To unlawfully wound a person

Question 25

Jcc v Eisenhower

Answer 25

A wound is defined as a cut in at least 2 layers of outer skin

Question 26

MR of wounding

Answer 26

S20 or S18

Question 27

S20

Answer 27

R v mowatt, Direct intention or recklessness

Question 28

S18

Answer 28

R v belfon, direct or oblique intention to cause really serious harm

Question 29

Define oblique intention

Answer 29

Is the consequence virtual certainty, does the defendant realise the consequence is a virtual certainty

Question 30

Where is GBH defined

Answer 30

S20 and S18 of the offences against the persons act 1861

Question 31

AR of GBH

Answer 31

To cause grievous bodily harm on a person

Question 32

Dpp v smith

Answer 32

GBH means really serious harm

Question 33

R v burstow

Answer 33

GBH can be serious psychiatric harm

Question 34

R v dica

Answer 34

GBH can be serious biological harm

Question 35

R v brown and Stratton

Answer 35

GBH can be a accumulation of minor injuries

Question 36

R v Martin

Answer 36

GBH can be committed indirectly