Non Fatal Offences Flashcards
Assault occasioning in actual bodily harm
S.47 Offences Against the Person Act 1861
Infliction of grievous bodily harm and malicious wounding
S.20 Offences Against the Person Act
Grievous bodily harm with intent
S.18 Offences Against the Person Act
Facts about assault
Common law offence
Charged under S.39 Criminal Justice Act 1988
Summary offence
Punishment for assault
6 month imprisonment or up to £5000 fine
Assault AR
An act that causes the victim to apprehend the immediate infliction of violence
Collins v Wilcock
Assault
Only needs to cause fear, no force needs to actually be applied
Logdon v DPP
Assault
The victim had apprehended immediate physical violence and the defendant had been at least reckless as to whether this would occur
Smith v Chief Superintendent of Working Police Station
Assault
Door locked and behind a window but still fear her safety, this is sufficient immediate for an assault
R v Constanza
Assault
Not excluding the immediate future
R v Ireland
Assault
Silent phone calls considered to be and assault
Words can amount to an assault
Tuberville v Savage
Assault
Words can negate assault
Assault MR
Must intend to cause the victim to fear the immediate infliction of unlawful force or see the risk that fear would be created
Assault MR
Must intend to cause the victim to fear the immediate infliction of unlawful force or see the risk that fear would be created
R v Cunningham, R v G and another
Subjective recklessness linked to assault MR
Definition of assault
An intentional or reckless causing of an apprehension of immediate unlawful personal violence
Battery definition
Infliction of unlawful harm
Batter facts
Common law offence
Summary offence
Charged under S.39 Criminal Justice Act 1988
Punishment for battery
6 months imprisonment or a fine
Battery AR
The application of unlawful force against the victim or another
Collins v Wilcock
Battery
Merest unwanted touch
Haystead v Chief Constable of Derbyshire
Battery
When the mother lost control of the child, this was entirely and immediately the result of the defendants action in punching her
Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Battery
Both the indirect and direct application of force could constitute the AR of battery
R v Thomas
Battery
The term physical force implies that a high level of force needs to be applied but this isn’t the case. The victims must be aware of the defendants actions in order to be afraid
Wood v DPP
Battery
Technical assault by the officer and Wood was entitled to struggle and was not guilty of any offence
DPP v Santana - Bermudez
Battery
Battery can be an omissions too
Defendants failure to tell police officer of the needle could amount to the AR
Haystead v Chief Constable of Derbyshire
Battery
The defendant must cause the AR of battery. If the victim incurs the actual infliction of unlawful personal violence but the defendant did not cause this, the defendant cannot be liable
Battery MR
An intention to apply unlawful physical force to someone or subjective recklessness as to whether that force was applied