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1
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What is the definition of assault?

A

D must intentionally or recklessly cause V to apprehend immediate and unlawful force

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What is the case that goes with the definition of assault?

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Ireland

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What is the actus reus of assault?

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An act or words which causes V to apprehend immediate and unlawful force

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What is not enough for the actus reus of assault?

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An omission, it must be an act or words

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5
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What happened in Constanza?

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Letters were a form of assault

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What happened in Ireland?

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Silent phone calls were assault

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What does apprehend mean?

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To be aware of

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What does the case Logdon V DPP say?

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V does not have to be scared or in danger

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What happens in Logdon V DPP?

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D showed V a gun in his drawer but it was fake but V still apprehended immediate and unlawful force

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10
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What does immediate mean?

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There and then

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What does the case Smith V Superintendent of Woking Police Station say?

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A threat to inflict harm in the future can’t be an assault but if D does something that makes V aware that there would be unlawful force at some unpredictable moment in the near future

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What happened in Smith V Superintendent of Woking Police Station?

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D was standing in V’s garden looking through her bedroom window

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What does the case Tuberville V Savage say?

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Words indicating that there will be no immediate and unlawful force can prevent an act from being an assault

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14
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What happened in Tuberville V Savage?

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D put his hand on his sword and said ‘if it was not assize-time I would not take such language’

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What is the mens rea of assault?

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Intention or recklessness as to causing V to apprehend immediate and unlawful force

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16
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What is the case example used for the mens rea of assault?

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Venna

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17
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What is the definition of battery?

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D must intentionally or recklessly apply unlawful force to V

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18
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What is the case example which goes with the definition of battery?

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Collins V Wilcock

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19
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What can force include?

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The slightest touching, but not the ordinary jostling if everyday life because implied consent is given to all inevitable touching

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What does the case Thomas say?

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The unlawful force does not have to be applied to V’s body, touching his or her clothes may be enough , even if V feels nothing

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21
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What happened in Thomas?

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D touched the bottom of a woman’s skirt

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22
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What case example shows indirect battery?

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Haystead

23
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What happened in Haystead?

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D caused a child to fall by punching the woman holding the child

24
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What does the case DPP V Santana-Bermudez say?

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A battery can be committed by an omission, but only if D is under a duty to act

25
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What does the case Fagan V MPC say?

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The actus reus of battery can be a continuing act

26
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What is the mens rea of battery?

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Either intention or recklessness as to applying unlawful force to V

27
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What case example goes with the mens rea of battery?

A

Venna

28
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What section is ABH under?

A

S.47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861

29
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What is the definition of ABH?

A

Any assault occasioning actual bodily harm

30
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What is the actus reus of ABH?

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There must be either an assault or battery and this must cause actual bodily harm

31
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What does occasioned mean?

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Caused

32
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What does the case Miller say?

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ABH is any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with health or comfort of V

33
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Which case defines the word actual?

A

Chan-Fook

34
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What does the word actual mean?

A

Th injury should not be so trivial as to be wholly insignificant

35
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What is the mens rea of ABH?

A

Mens rea of assault or battery

36
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What does the case Savage say?

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D does not need to intend or be reckless as to whether ABH is caused to V

37
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What happened in Savage?

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D went to throw beer over V but threw the glass as well

38
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What is an offence under s.20 OAPA 1861?

A

To unlawfully and maliciously inflict grievous bodily harm or wounding

39
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What is the actus reus under a.20?

A

To inflict GBH or wounding

40
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What does inflict mean?

A

Cause

41
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Which case said the inflict meant cause?

A

Burstow

42
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What does GBH mean according to DPP V Smith?

A

Really serious harm

43
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What was classed as GBH in the case Dica?

A

HIV

44
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What happened in Burstow?

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D caused V to suffer severe depression which was classed as GBH

45
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What does the case Bollom say should be taken into consideration?

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In deciding whether V’s injuries amount to GBH, it is necessary to take into account V’s age and health

46
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What does the case Brown and Stratton say?

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A single minor injury to V when added to other minor injuries inflicted on V can amount to GBH

47
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What does wounding require?

A

A breaking of the whole skin

48
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What does the case JCC V Eisenhower say?

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Internal bleeding where there is no cut of the skin is insufficient for a wound

49
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What is the mens rea of s.20?

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  • ’maliciously’

* intention or recklessness that V might suffer some harm

50
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What is the case example for the mens rea of s.20?

A

Mowatt

51
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What is there no need for D to foresee in s.20?

A

The level of injury

52
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What is an offence under s.18 OAPA 1861?

A

To wound or cause GBH with the intent to cause some GBH

53
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What is the actus reus of s.20?

A

Proof of wounding or GBH

54
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What is the mens rea of s.18?

A

Intention

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