Non-Fatal Offences Summary Flashcards
What is the AR for Assault?
To cause the victim to apprehend immediate and unlawful personal violence/force
What is the MR for Assault?
Recklessly or intentionally
Logdon Case
Fake gun
- Threat/Violence doesn’t have to be real
Lamb Case
Boys playing with a gun
- No assault if the victim doesn’t apprehend the violence
Costanza Case
Letters
- You can assault someone through words
Tuberville V Savage Case
Words can cancel out an assault
Smith V Woking Police Case
Threat doesn’t have to be totally immediate, just imminent
What is the AR of Battery?
Apply unlawful force
What is the MR of Battery?
Recklessly or intentionally
Collins v Wilcock Case
Implied consent for ‘everyday’ physical contact makes it lawful
Faulkner v Talbot Case
Can include the slightest unwanted touch
Thomas Case (Pulling on skirt)
Battery can happen through clothes
Fagan and DPP v K
Battery can be indirect
Haystead Case
Mum gets punched and drops the baby
- Transferred malice applies
Venna Case
Flailing limbs when arrested
- Reckless force towards no one in particular is enough to satisfy the MR