Non-Fatal Offences

Question 1

Logdon v DPP (1976)

Answer 1

The D pointed an imitation gun at a woman in jest. She was terrified

Question 2

R v Ireland & R v Burstow (1997)

Answer 2

silent phone calls can amount to assault, what can be feared of what D will do is assault

Question 3

Tuberville v Savage (1669)

Answer 3

D placed hand on sword and said “if it were not asize time I would not take such language from you”

Question 4

Smith v CC of Woking Police Station (1983)

Answer 4

Woman saw D looking through her bedroom window late at night, she was terrified and thought he’d enter the room

Question 5

Wood v DPP (2008)

Answer 5

2 PO took hold of woods arm suspecting him of committing criminal damage and throwing an ashtray

Question 6

R v Thomas (1985)

Answer 6

D was a caretaker who had touched a number of girls school skirts whilst they were wearing them

Question 7

DPP v K (1990)

Answer 7

D was a 15 year old boy, took sulphuric acid from science lesson to the toilet block, hid the acid in a hand drier which was used by another boy who was scarred