Non Fatal Offences Against The Person Flashcards

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What case stated that silent phone calls could be assault

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Ireland 1997

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What case stated that words alone may amount to assault

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Consanza 1997

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What was the legal principle from smith 1983

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If v believes they may be subject to immediate violence the fear need not be completely rational

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To commit an assault recklessly what must the defendant do

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Foresee the risk that v would apprehend immediate unlawful violence and still go on to take the risk

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What case stated that if a defendant commits the AR for assault or battery while drunk it will be considered reckless

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Majewski 1976

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What was the case of Logden about (assault)

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Showing v a fake gun and saying it was loaded. V was frightened

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B- What was the legal principle from Collins v Wilcock

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It need not be a serious attack

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Do you bad to suffer an injury for it to be a battery

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No

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B- What case said the force can be indirect

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DPP v K

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B- Which was the case that decided that a coat is an extension of the body if v is wearing it

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R v Thomas

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10
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Can you have battery without an assault

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Yes

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Which case stated you can commit a battery through an omission

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Santana-Bermudez

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Which case decided that recklessness will be sufficient for MR of assault and battery

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Venna

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Is ABH common law or statute

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Common law

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ABH-What was the legal principle from Miller

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Any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim

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ABH-What was the legal principle in T vDPP

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Can include loss of consciousness

16
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Under what circumstances can cutting hair be ABH

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If it’s a substantial amount of hair

17
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Is physical pain necessary for ABH

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No

18
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Which case decided that harm can be psychological if it was a recognised medical condition

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Chan Fook

19
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Does the harm have to be permanent for ABH

A

No

20
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What is the MR for ABH

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Intention or recklessness for the assault or battery

21
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Why case(s) stated that it was not necessary to prove d intended or was reckless about ABH

A

Savage

Parmenter

22
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Which case was charged wrong due to the definition of a wound

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Eisenhower

23
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Does the harm required for wounding have to be the same as GBH

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No can be less

24
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Which case decided that a wound requires both layers of skin to be broken

A

Moriarty v Brookes

25
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Which case decided that bruising and internal bleeding are not wounds

A

Eisenhower

26
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Which case stated a broken bone is not. Wound unless the skin is broken

A

Wood

27
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Which case decided that GBH means really serious harm

A

Smith

28
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What was the legal principle from Bollom

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The severity if injuries should be assessed according to vs age and health

29
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Which case decided seniors psychiatric problems could be GBH

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Ireland v Burstow

30
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What was the legal principle in Dica

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Infecting someone with HIV is GBH

31
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What is the level of forsight required for s20 GBH

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D needs to foresee some harm

Not necessary to probe he foresaw serious harm or even the exact nature of the harm

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s20- What was the legal principle in Lewis

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Threats amounted to assault when b fell from window

This is s20 GBH

33
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What was the legal principle in mowatt

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To commit s20 d is required to foreseen risk if some physical harm
Not required to intend or be reckless about causing GBH or wounding

34
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Which case decided that intention to prevent lawful arrest is needed and recklessness as to causing injury

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Morrison

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What must the prosecution prove to comvict someone of GBH

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Intention to commit GBH, or resist arrest
Or that d foresaw this as a virtual certainty of their actions (Nedrick)
If this is shown the jury can infer intention (Woolin)

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Which case decided there was no difference in cause and inflict for s20 and s18

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Burstow