Serious Violence Flashcards
Elements of Wounding With Intent
S188(1) Crimes Act 1961
With intent to cause Grievous bodily harm
To any person
Wounds
OR
Maims
OR
Disfigures
OR
Causes Grievous Bodily Harm
To any person
S188(1) Crimes Act 1961
Elements of Wounding With Intent (Reckless Disregard)
S188(2) Crimes Act 1961
With intent to injure any person
OR
With reckless disregard for the safety of others
Wounds
OR
Maims
OR
Disfigures
OR
Causes Grievous Bodily Harm
To any person
R v Taisalika
The nature of the blow and the gash which it produced point strongly to the presence of the necessary intent.
R v Rapana and Murray
Disfigure covers not only permanent damage but also temporary damage
DPP v Smith
Bodily harm needs no explanation and grievous means no more and no less that ‘really serious’.
R v Waters
A wound is the breaking of the skin evidenced by the flow of blood. It can be external or internal.
R v Donnovan
Bodily harm includes any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim.
It need not be permanent, but must be more than merely transitory or trifling.
Cameron v R
recklessness is established if the defendant recognized that there was a real possibility that:
A- His actions would bring about the proscribed result
B- The proscribed circumstances existed
AND having regard to that risk, those actions were unreasonable.
Elements of Injuring with Intent (to cause GBH)
S189(1) Crimes Act 1961
With Intent to cause grievous bodily harm
To any person
Injures
Any person
Elements of Injuring with Intent (To injure)
S189(2) Crimes Act 1961
With intent to injure any person OR with the reckless disregard for the safety of others.
Injures
Any Person
R v Collister
Intent can be inferred from:
1. The words and actions of the defendant before, during and after the event.
2. The surrounding circumstance
3. The nature of the act itself.
Elements of Aggravated Wounding
With intent to:
A- commit or facilitate the commission of any imprisonable offence.
OR
B- To avoid detection of himself or of any other person in the commission of any imprisionable offence.
OR
C- To avoid the arrest or facilitate the flight of himself or of any other person upon the commission or attempted commission of any imprisonable offence.
Wounds OR Maims OR Disfigures OR Causes GBH to any person OR stupefies OR renders unconscious any person OR By any violent means renders any person incapable of resistance.
R v Tihi
- The defendnat intended to facilitate the commission of an imprisonable offence.
- The defendant intended to cause the specified harm or was reckless to the risk.
(Applies to Agg Wounding)
R v Wati
It must be proven that a crime was committed or attempted .
(Applies to Agg Wounding)
R v Sturm (in relation to agg wounding)
It is not necessary for the prosecution to prove the intended crime was actually subsequently committed
Elements of Assault with Intent to Rob (non-aggravated)
- Assaults any person
- With Intent to rob that person or any other person.
S236(2) Crimes Act 1961
Elements of Assault with Intent to rob (Other People)
S236(1)(c)
- With intent to rob any person.
- Being together with any other person or persons
- Assaults that person or any other person.
Elements of Assault with Intent to rob (Weapon)
S236(1)(b)
- With intent to rob any person.
- Being armed with any offensive weapon or instrument or anything appearing as such a weapon or instrument.
- Assaults that person or any other person.
Elements of Assault with Intent to rob (GBH)
S236(1)(a)
- With intent to rob any person
- Causes GBH to that person or any other person.
Elements of Aggravated Robbery (Other People)
S235(b) Crimes Act 1961
- Being together with any other person or persons.
- Robs
- Any other person
Elements of Aggravated Robbery (Weapon)
S235(c) Crimes Act 1961
- Being armed with any offensive weapon or instrument OR anything appearing as such a weapon or instrument.
- Robs
- Any other person
Elements of Aggravated Robbery (GBH)
S235(a) Crimes Act 1961
1.Robs any person
2. At the time OR immediately before OR immediately after the robbery
3. Causes GBH
4. To any person