s.20 GBH

Question 2

JCC v Eisenhower

Answer 2

D fired air pistol httting v in the eye witha pellet.
This ruptured a blood vessel causing internal bleeding
D found guilty of GBH wounding
Wouding requires skin to be broken

Question 3

DPP v Smith

Answer 3

GBH is a general term meaning ‘Really serious harm’

Question 4

CPS Charging Standards Examples

Answer 4

-Injuries resulting in permenant disability
- Compound Fractures
- Substantial Loss of Blood
- INjuries that cause a lengthy treatment

Question 5

R v Burnstow

Answer 5

Court held theres no distinction between ‘cause’ and ‘inflict’ in relation to psychatric injury

Question 6

R v Golding

Answer 6

D diagnosed with Gential Herpes and entered into a sexual relationship with V without telling her about his diagnosis and gavae her Gential herpes
Court found guilty of inflicting genital herpes

Question 7

R v Mowatt

Answer 7

D does not have to foresee high degree of harm
Only SOME harm

Question 8

R v Grimshaw

Answer 8

D struck V punching glass he was holiding into his face causing injury
Court held there is no need to intnent GBH or wounding only intend to be reckless and saw some harm