Maliciously Wounding or Inflicting GBH 0.0 / 5 ? LawCriminalUniversityAll boards Created by: EdwardCreated on: 22-02-16 12:16 DPP v Smith (1961) GBH means ‘really serious harm’ 1 of 12 Moriarty v Brookes (1834) a wound requires the continuity of the skin to be broken 2 of 12 Wood and McMahon (1830) V’s collarbone had been broken, but there was no break in the continuity of the skin and thus, no wound 3 of 12 Beckett (1836) A slight scratch is not sufficient to constitute a wound 4 of 12 M’Loughlin (1838) The continuity of the whole skin must be broken 5 of 12 C v Eisenhower (1984) a bruise or internal rupturing of blood vessels is not sufficient 6 of 12 Smith (1837) the skin does not need to be external skin, e.g. it could be the skin inside the mouth 7 of 12 Waltham (1849) a rupture to the lining membrane of the urethra amounted to a wound 8 of 12 DPP v Smith (1961) GBH means ‘really serious harm’ 9 of 12 Dica (2004) Where the def knew he was HIV positive and had consensual sex with others who contracted HIV, the def was guilty under s 20 10 of 12 Savage and Parmenter (1992) The def must intend or was reckless as to whether some harm would be caused 11 of 12 Mowatt (1968) The MR is established by proof that the def intended or foresaw some bodily harm 12 of 12
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