Violence Flashcards
Wounding with Intent (GBH). Act and section
Crimes act 1961 section 188(1)
Wounding with intent (injure) act and section
Crimes act 1961 section 188(2)
Elements of: Crimes act 1961 section 188(1)
Wounding with intent (GBH)
- With intent to cause GBH
- to any one
- wounds, maims, disfigures, causes GBH
- to any person
Elements of: Crimes Act 1961 Section 188(2)
Wounding with Intent (injures)
- with intent to injure anyone OR with reckless disregard to for the safety of others
- wounds, maims, disfigures, causes GBH
- to any person
Intent - 2 specific types of intent
Related case law
- intent to commit the act
- intention to get a specific result
R v collister
Circumstantial evidence from which an offenders intent may be inferred
- Prior threats
- Premeditation
- The use of a weapon
- If any weapon was used, was
opportunistic or purposely brought - The number of blows
- The degree of force used
- Body parts targeted
- Degree of resistance or helplessness from the victim
R v Taisalika
Re: intent
The nature of the blow, and the gash which it produced would point strongly to the presence of necessary intent
(Polynesian guy hitting someone with a machete)
GBH definition
Related case law
Harm that is really serious
DPP v Smith
DPP v SMITH
Re; GBH
“Bodily harm” needs no explanation and “grievous” means no more and no less than “really serious”
Bodily harm includes psychiatric injury, but does not include…
Mere emotions such as fear, distress, panic or a hysterical or nervous condition
R v chan fook
R v Waters
Re; wounds
(“Wounding waters”, water - flowing - blood flowing)
Wounding involves the parting or breaking of the skin causing blood to flow
Internal or external
Wound - definition
Related case law
Wound is the parting or breaking of skin, causing the blood to flow
R v Waters
Difference between wounding and GBH
Wound/maims/disfigures referred to the type of injury caused
Grievous refers to the degree or seriousness of the injury
(Page 11)
Maims definition
Depriving another of the use of their members/limbs (mutilating, crippling, or disabling)
Rendering them less able to fight or defend them self
Disfigure definition
Related case law
Deform, deface or alter appearance
Does not need to be permanent
R v Rapana and Murray
R v Rapana and Murray
Re; disfigures
Disfigure covers not only permanent damage but also temporary damage
(2 guys (R&M) dipping someone’s hand into hot oil - temporarily disfigured but able to be fixed with skin grafts)
Doctrine of transferred malice
The person suffering the harm does not need to be the person the defendant intended to harm
Still criminally responsible
R v hunt
Injure definition
Related case law
To cause actual bodily harm
Internal or external and doesn’t need to be permanent or dangerous
R v Donovan
R v Donovan
Any hurt or injury that interferes with the health or comfort of the victim.
More than trifling or transitory
Reckless definition
Related caselaw
Conscious and deliberate undertaking of unjustified risk
Cameron v R
Cameron v R
Re; reckless
The defendant recognize real possibility that the actions would bring about prescribed result, and the prescribed circumstances existed. And, having regard to that risk, those actions were unreasonable.
Injuring with intent (GBH) act and section
Crimes act, section 189 (1)
Crimes act section 189(1) elements
Injuring with intent (GBH
-With intent to cause grievous bodily harm
-To any person
-injures
-Any person
Injuring with intent (reckless) act and section
Crime act, section 189(2)