Criminal Law
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- Created on: 21-03-13 13:50
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- Criminal Law
- Actus Reus
- Assault
- Causing victim to fear violence
- Smith (1983)- Perv at window
- Words/Act/Omission
- Ireland (1998)- Silent calls
- Actus Reus
- Assault
- Causing victim to fear violence
- Smith (1983)- Perv at window
- Words/Act/Omission
- Ireland (1998)- Silent calls
- Causing victim to fear violence
- Physical element
- Guilty mind
- Assault
- Causing victim to fear violence
- Physical element
- Guilty mind
- Assault
- Mens Rea
- Mental element
- Intention
- To cause harm
- Recklessness
- Subjective
- knew risk and took the risk
- Cunningham (1957)
- D tore gas meter on wall to steal money
- Cunningham (1957)
- knew risk and took the risk
- Objective
- did not realize if risk would occur
- Subjective
- Strict Liability
- No mens rea needed
- Based soley on actus reus of crime
- HLB V Shah (1999)
- Lottery ticket was mistakenly sold to under 16
- Guilty with the actus reus
- staff put up signs and were ordered to ask for ID when selling lottery tickets-
- Charged with recklessness although they tried preventing this from happening
- Guilty with the actus reus
- Charged with recklessness although they tried preventing this from happening
- Lottery ticket was mistakenly sold to under 16
- No mens rea needed
- Actus Reus
- Battery
- Applying unlawful force
- Slightest of touching
- Direct/Indirect
- Punch/Booby trap
- DPP V K (1990)- Acid in hot air dryer
- Fagan (1968)- Tyre parked on police officers foot
- Punch/Booby trap
- Applying unlawful force
- E.g.Threat/raising fist/duty by relationship
- Gibbins & Proctor (1918)
- Duty through ones relationship
- Baby was starved to death
- Gibbins & Proctor (1918)
- Gibbins & Proctor (1918)
- Duty through ones relationship
- Baby was starved to death
- Lottery ticket was mistakenly sold to under 16
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