1. 'It was clear from the evidence that D's main aim was to seriously injure a police officer when he accelerated hard at him.'
Nedrick 1986
Woollim 1998
Mohan
DPP v Smith 1961
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2. Killed 3 month old son, threw him against a wall & fractured his skull - died. Claimed real intention was to stop the baby's crying, not to kill.
Mohan
Woollin 1998
R v Matthews & Alleyne 2003
Nedrick 1986
3. Basic Intent Crimes
Crimes can be committed intentionally or recklessly (assault, battery, s.47, s.20)
Crimes where the only MR is intention (murder, s.18, theft)
4. The CJA 1967 s.8 - 2 things were made clear in this:
Intention in criminal cases should be assessed subjectively (the jury must decide what the actual D I or foresaw). AND. If D can foresee the consequence, this is only evidence that D I the consequence, it does not mean he I the consequence.
Recklessness in criminal cases should be assessed subjectively (the jury must decide what the actual D I or foresaw). AND. If D cannot foresee the consequence, this is only evidence that D I the consequence, it does not mean he I the consequence.
5. Direct Intent - the jury accept that the main purpose of the defendant was to bring about the consequence, the defendant intended the consequence of his act:
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