Unlawful or Malicious wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm Flashcards
1
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Introduction
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S20 Offences Against the person act.
2
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Actus Reus - Wound?
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Eisenhower - The wound must break all layers of the skin.
3
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Actus Reus - Injury?
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DPP v Smith - GBH means really serious harm such as long term injury or requiring extensive medical treatment.
4
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Actus Reus - Psychiatric?
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Burstow - Psychiatric injury.
5
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Actus Reus - Disease?
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R v Dica - Inflicting a disease.
6
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Actus Reus - Fagan v Metropolitan police commissioner?
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Can be achieved through a continuing act.
7
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Actus Reus - DPP v K?
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Can be achieved through an indirect act.
8
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Mens Rea?
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R v Savage - Intending some injury (but not serious injury) to be caused or being reckless as to whether injury would be caused.
9
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CPS code for GBH?
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Breaking of the continuity of the skin, severe beatings, broken bones.
