Non Fatal Offences 0.0 / 5 ? LawCriminal lawA2/A-levelAQA Created by: carolinematherCreated on: 09-01-17 17:48 Assault AR An act or omission which causes this victim to apprehend immediate unlawful personal violence Raised fist- Stephens v Myers Fear- R v Lamb Immediate- Smith v Woking Can be silence- R v Ireland Words can negate an assault- Tuberville V Savage 1 of 8 Assault MR Direct intention or recklessness to cause the victim to apprehend IUPV R v Venna- intent or recklessness are both satisfactory for MR R v Spratt 2 of 8 Battery AR Application of unlawful force from one to another Cole v Turner- Slightest touch Wilson v Pringle - hostile touching Haystead v DPP- can be indirect Collins v wilcox - Police can be charged 3 of 8 Battery MR Direct intention or recklessness to inflict unlawful force R v Savage- intended to throw drink 4 of 8 ABH AR Assault occasioning ABH Occasioning is the same as causing D's actions must cause the harm as in Roberts Chan fook- more than trivial injury Mental illness eg Ireland, Contanza DPP v Smith - Cutting hair T v DPP - unconsciousness Scratches, bruising etc 5 of 8 ABH MR DI or recklessness to cause victim to apprehend IUPV No need to intend ABH 6 of 8 GBH AR Causing really serious injury DPP v Smith cut hair 7 of 8 GBH MR s20- Intention or recklessness to cause some injury R v Mowatt- gravity of harm need not be foreseen s18- Intention to cause really serious injury or resist lawful arrest R v Ramsell 8 of 8
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