Offenses Against the Person

Question 1

Offenses against the Person are, generally:

Answer 1

Battery; Assault; Agg. Assault; Homicide; False Imprisonment; Kidnapping.

Question 2

Battery, a general intent crime, is the unlawful application of

Answer 2

force resulting in either BODILY INJURY or OFFENSIVE TOUCHING.

Question 3

The Battery need NOT be intentional and

Answer 3

the force need NOT be applied directly.

Question 4

Assault is an ATTEMPT to commit a battery OR

Answer 4

the intentional creation of reasonable apprehension of imminent bodily harm.

Question 5

If there is touching then the crime switches from

Answer 5

Assault to Battery.

Question 6

Aggravated Assault is Assault-PLUS:

Answer 6

1) Use of a deadly or dangerous weapon; or

2) An intent to rape/maim/murder.

Question 7

Murder (generally) is the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought. Such a state of mind exists if there is (4):

Answer 7

1) An intent to kill;
2) Intent to cause great bodily harm;
3) Intent to commit a felony;
4) Reckless indifference to an unjustifiably high risk to human life.