Non-Fatal Offences Flashcards
What is the name of the Act which covers ABH, s20 & s18?
Offences Against The Persons Act 1861
What is the name of the Act which covers assault and battery?
Criminal Justice Act 1988
Which case shows that the slightest of touches is sufficient for force?
Collins v Willcock
What does the case of Lamb tell us about apprehension of force?
Where there is no apprehension, there is no assault
What is recklessness defined as in Cunningham?
Conscious risk-taking
The actus reus of battery is: ‘The _______ of unlawful force to another’ (___________)
Application, (Ireland;Burstow)
In which case did D put acid into a hand drier and indirectly injured V?
DPP v K
The touching of clothes is sufficient for the application of force (________)
Thomas
s47 of the OAPA 1861 covers which non-fatal offence?
Actual Bodily Harm (ABH)
The mens rea for ABH is: ‘intention or recklessness as to _________?
Assault or battery
What is the actus reus of ABH?
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
Which case demonstrates that cutting someone’s hair is ABH?
DPP v Smith
What is the mens rea for s20? And which authority supports this?
Intention or recklessness as to some harm (Mowatt, Grimshaw)
How is a wound defined in Eisenhower?
A break in the top two layers of the skin
Grievous bodily harm is defined as ‘serious harm’ (_________) or ‘really serious harm’ (________)
Saunders, Smith