Non-fatal offences against the person

Question 1

asault

Answer 1

any act that intentionally or possibly recklessly causes another person to apprehend immediate and unlawful personal violence

Question 2

immediate

Answer 2

not only where violence can be applied to the person there and then but also where it can be applied immediately

Question 3

meaning of apprehend the application of force

Answer 3

expectation on the part of the victim that they will be subject to harm

Question 4

requirement for immediacy

Answer 4

does not havee to be instantaneous but does need to be immeninent

Question 5

battery

Answer 5

act by which D intentionally or recklessly applies unlawful force to the victim

Question 6

s47 offence

Answer 6

aggravated assault 0 requires prosecution to prove an assault or battery that cause ABH

Question 7

s20 offence

Answer 7

Section 20 OAPA criminalise the infliction of GBH and or malicious wounding, where F intends or is reckless as to some bodily harm

Question 8

GBH

Answer 8

really serious bodily harm

Question 9

wound

Answer 9

break in both layers of the skin

Question 10

s18 offence

Answer 10

s20 may only be satisfied by proof of recklessness s18 may only be committed with an intention