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OAPA: Battery Flashcards

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what type of crime is battery

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result crime

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which section + case distinguishes assault and battery

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-s.39 CJA; assault and battery are two different crimes
-Collins v Wilcock; Goff LJ confirmed distinction that battery involves unlawful/unwanted contact and assault involves causing another to apprehend unlawful/unwanted contact
-reaffirmed in Nelson

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what is the AR of battery

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-infliction of any unlawful personal violence by D upon V

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what 4 cases provide what is not necessary for consent

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-Faulkner v Talbot; need not be hostile, rude or aggressive
-direct infliction not necessary (R v Martin, Scott v Shepherd, R v Ireland; Barstow)

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what happened/ is the legal principle in Faulkner v Talbot

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-battery need not be hostile, rude or aggressove

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what happened/ is the legal principle in R v Martin

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-battery need not be inflicted directly
-D yelled fire + cut exit lights audience got trampled

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what happened/ is the legal principle in Scott v Shepherd

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-battery need not be inflicted directly
-D threw squib into crowd, others threw it away from them
-only D convicted as it was a continuing act

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what happened/ is the legal principle in R v Ireland; Burstow

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-battery need not be directly inflicted
-silent phone calls are not direct infliction

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give 2 cases about general consent to battery

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-Collins v Wilcock; generally, consent is not a defence to battery but there is implied consent in everyday circumstances
-Coward v Baddeley; touching person to get attention is not battery

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what happened/ is the legal principle in Collins v Wilcock

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-generally, consent is not a defence to battery but there is implied consent in everyday circumstances

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what happened/ is the legal principle in Coward v Baddeley

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-touching person to get attention is not battery

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can battery be committed by omissions

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-generally, no, must be an act (Innes v Wylie)
-but can be liable if duty arises from D creating a serious situation (R v Miller, DPP v Santa Bermudez)
-Fagan; D omitted to remove car off V so continually committing battery through a continuing act

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what is the legal principle in Innes v Wylie

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-generally, battery cannot be committed via omission, must be an act

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what happened/ is the legal principle in R v Miller and DPP v Santa Bermudez

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-but can be liable via omission if duty arises from D creating a serious situation (R v Miller)
-DPP v Santa Bermudez; D omitted telling police searching him of syrunge in pocket

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what happened/ is the legal principle in Fagan

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-D omitted to remove car off V so continually committing battery through a continuing act

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give 2 cases regarding clothes

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-Day(1845); battery of a person includes V’s clothes
-Thomas (1985) even if V doesnt feel it through clothes

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what are the legal principles in the cases Day (1845) and Thomas(1985)

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Day(1845); battery of a person includes V’s clothes
-Thomas (1985) even if V doesnt feel it through clothes

18
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give 2 cases regarding direct infliction of battery

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-DPP v Smith; D spits on V)
-R v Savage; throws beer at V

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what happened / are the legal principles of the cases DPP v Smith and R v Savage

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-DPP v Smith; D spits on V
-R v Savage; throws beer at V

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what is the MR for battery

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intention or recklessness as to causing physical contact with V
-R v Venna; assault and battery can be intention or recklessness

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what is the legal principle in R v Venna

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assault and battery can be intention or recklessness

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when is s.39 CJA charged

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when there are no aggravating factors:
(a)nature of assault
(b) vulnerability of victim

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explain what is meant by the aggravating factor (a) nature of assault

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-use of weapons, biting etc

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explain what is meant by the aggravating factor (b) vulnerability of victim

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-eg elderly / disabled

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