Maliciously Wounding/Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm s20

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Type of Injury
An injury which breaks both layers of skin e.g Bleeding etc
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Actus Reus
Inflicting a wound or GBH
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Mens rea
D intens to cause some harm or is D is reckless as to whether his conduct causes some harm
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Court/Maximum Sentence
Up to five years in prison
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GBH
Serious harm is a question for the jury and needs not to be life threatening
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Cases
R v Bollom (2004) CA R v Burstow (1998) HL (psychiatric injury)
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Inflicting a wound or GBH

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Actus Reus

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D intens to cause some harm or is D is reckless as to whether his conduct causes some harm

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Card 4

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Up to five years in prison

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Card 5

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Serious harm is a question for the jury and needs not to be life threatening

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