General Defences: Self Defence Definition, Statutes, Cases, Necessity of Force, Reasonableness of Force 2.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? LawLaw of TortA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: AnishaCreated on: 10-06-11 17:21 As supported by what statute? s3 Criminal Law Act 1967 1 of 10 V saw X being a victim of robbery, V tried to stop the Y, D arrived and thought V was assaulting Y (Gladstone) Williams 2 of 10 In this case the plea was successful Yes- D genuinely thought he was preventing crime 3 of 10 What is classed as reasonable and necessary force? The force cannot exceed 25% more force than what is needed 4 of 10 This was confirmed in: Cross v Kirby 5 of 10 What may be taken into account in deciding this? Mistake and circumstances 6 of 10 For necessity of force, it must be judged to see: was the threat imminent (about to occur straight away)? True 7 of 10 For necessity of force, it must be judged to see: If D had made a mistake which had justified their action? True 8 of 10 What happened in this case? Argument: D poured drink over V, V slapped D, D hit V with glass, glass harmed eye 9 of 10 The defence was accepted because at the time D thought V was going to **** her 10 of 10
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