Violence Flashcards
What are the elements of section 188(1)?
Everyone
With intent to cause grievous bodily harm
To anyone
Wounds, maims, disfigures or causes grievous bodily harm
to any person
What are the ingredients of section 188(2)?
Everyone with intent to injure anyone OR
with reckless disregard to the safety of others
Wounds, maims, disfigures or causes grievous bodily harm
To any person
What are the penalties for sections 188 1 and 2?
14 years (1)
7 years (2)
What is the difference between 188 (1) and (2)?
The offenders intent,
What are the two specific types of intention?
An intention to commit the act and an intention to get a specific outcome
What is R v Collister?
Circumstantial evidence where an offenders intent can be inferred includes:
Offenders actions before during and after
Surrounding circumstances
Nature of the act itself
What are some examples of proving intent in serious assault cases?
Prior threats
Use of a weapon
Number of blows
If they brought the weapon with them or used one of opportunity
Body parts targeted
Degree of resistance from the victim (unconscious)
What was held in R v taisalika in relation to intoxication?
The defendant stated because he was so intoxicated that he could not remember the incident therefore he could not have had the necessary intent at the time of the assault. Memory loss of past events is not the same as not having the necessary intent
What was held in R v taisalika?
The nature of the blow and the hash it produced strongly points to the presence of the necessary intent
DPP v Smith
Bodily harm needs no explanation and grievous means no more than really serious
What is psychiatric injury?
Bodily harm includes psychiatric Injury but does not include mere emotions such as fear, distress, panic or hysterical or nervous condition.
The injury should be an identifiable clinical condition where expert evidence will be given by a psychiatrist or other expert
What is an example of non immediate harm?
Giving someone HIV through unprotected sex if medical evidence adduce that
What is R v Waters?
A wound is a breaking of the skin and a flowing of blood either internally or externally
Define maiming
Mutilating, crippling, or disabling a part of the body so as to deprive the victim of the use of a limb or one of the senses.
There needs to be some degree of permanence according to legal commentaries
Define disfigure
To deform or deface, to mar or alter the figure or appearance of a person.
An external injury that detracts from the personal appearance of the victim, it does not need to be permanent
R v rapana and murray
The word disfigure not only covers permanent damage but also temporary
Define the doctrine of transfered malice
When the defendant has mistaken identity of the person injured or where they intended to cause harm to one person but accidentally inflicted it on another
Define injury
To cause actual bodily harm
R v Donovan
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 transitory or trifling
Define recklessness
Consciously and deliberately taking an unjustifiable risk
Cameron v R
Recklessness is established if;
The defendant recognized that there was a real possibility that his or her actions would bring about the proscribed result and/or
That the prescribed circumstances existed and having regard that risk those actions were unreasonable
What is section 191?
What is the difference between 191 (1) and (2)?
1 and 2 require one of the specified intents in a b or c the difference is the outcome. 2 is only injury
In R V Tihi what is the two fold test?
The defendant intended to facilitate the commission of an imprisonable offence or one of the things specified in (a)(b)(c) AND
They intended to cause the specified harm or was reckless as to that risk
Under section 191 what do you have to prove?
You have to prove the person had the intent to commit the imprisonable offence, they do not actually have to commit the offence intended
R v Wati
There must be proof of the commission or attempted commission of a crime either by the person committing the assault or by the person whose arrest or flight he intends to avoid or facilitate
Define stupefy?
To cause an affect on the mind or nervous system of a person, which really seriously interferes with that person’s mental or physical ability to act in a way which might hinder the interest crime
It also includes drugs that lead to dis-inhibilitation and stimulated uncharacteristic behaviour
Define render unconscious
The offenders actions must cause the victim to lose consciousness. This can be achieved in any way
Define violent means
Includes the application of force that physically incapacitates a person such as tying the victims hands and feet. Can include threats of violence
Define rendered incapable of resistance
A mere threat may not be sufficient to constitute violent means. In R V Crossan the defendant was brandishing a loaded revolver in circumstances that caused the victim to submit to his will. The victim was rendered incapable
What is section 192?
What is the definition of assault
Apply or attempt to apply force to the person of another or directly or indirectly apply or attempt to apply force to the person of another or
Threaten to apply for in the circumstances where the victim believes the offender will be able to carry out the threat
What is section 198?
Under section 198(1)(a) what must prosecution prove?
That the defendant intended to shoot THAT person
R v Pekepo - A reckless discharge of a firearm in the general direction of a passer-by who happens to be hit is not sufficient proof. An intention to shoot that person must be established
Define injurious substance
Covers a range of things capable of causing harm to a person for example a letter containing anthrax powder that is mailed to a political target.
Under section 198 (1)(a) and 198(1)(b) when are the offences complete?
198(1)(a) - complete when the firearm is actually discharged at a person
198(1)(b) - when the explosive or injurious substance is sent delivered or put in place, it does not have to actually explode or cause injury but must be capable of it
Define property
Includes real and personal property, and any estate or interest in any real or personal property, money, electricity, and any debt and any thing in action and any other right or interest
Section 198A?
Define uses in any manner whatever?
Doesn’t have to be fired can just be used..includes being used as a club, removed from a bag and telling the constable “don’t be stupid”
Possession alone does not count as use
R v swain
The deliberately or purposely remove a sawn off shotgun from a bag after being confronted by or called upon by a police constable amounts to use of that firearm within the meaning of section 198A
What is the definition of a constable?
Holds the office of constable under policing act 2008 or police act 1958 AND
includes a constable who holds any level of position with in NZP
Acting in the course of duty
Includes every lawful act a constable does while on duty and may include acts where circumstances create a professional obligation for a constable to exercise those powers while off duty
Things like trespassing, using excessive force and interfering with a persons liberty unlawfully cannot be included in a lawful duty
Fisher v R
To establish a charge under 198A(2) the crown must prove the accused knew someone was attempting to arrest or detain him because otherwise the element of mens Rea of intending to resist lawful arrest or detention cannot be established
Section 198B
Under section 198B what are the ways a firearm can be used?
Includes firing, presenting or displaying in a menacing manner, but may not extend to the use of a firearm as a club
Explain “has with him”
Mere possession is insufficient
Must have possession, custody or control of the firearm and that it was available and at hand for them to use while committing the imprisonable offence
Define pistol
Firearm designed or capable of being held and fired with one hand and includes any firearm that is less than 762mm in length
Define restricted weapon
Any weapon declared by the governor-general, by order in council made under section 4 of this act, the be a restricted weapon