S.20 Infliction of GBH/Wounding Offences Against the Persons Act 1861 Cases

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Created on: 09-01-13 12:05

A wound is the breaking of both layers of the skin dermis and epidermis

JCC v Eisenhower

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GBH means "really serious harm"

DPP v Smith

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Jury can be directed to accept "Serious Harm" and drop the 'really' for S.20

R v Saunders

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Severity of injuries should be assessed according to V's age and health (V was a 17 month old child therefore injuries are considered serious)

R v Bollom

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It was decided that serious psychiatric harm = GBH (Case with the D and short relationship with V who he then stalked)

R v Burstow

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HIV can amount to GBH

R v Dica

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Threats can be condidered as a technical assault (D shouted threats to his wife, V who then jumped out of window)

R v Lewis

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the word "inflict" does not require an actual assault of battery, only that the actions lead to GBH (Case with the D and short relationship with V who he then stalked)

R v Burstow

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HOL confirmed that Cunninghams meaning of recklessness applies to all offences in which the statutory definition uses the word 'maliciously' and decided that AR requires wound/GBH no requirement of foresight (D injured his baby V, threw in air)

R v Parmenter

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GBH means "really serious harm"

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DPP v Smith

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Jury can be directed to accept "Serious Harm" and drop the 'really' for S.20

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Card 4

Front

Severity of injuries should be assessed according to V's age and health (V was a 17 month old child therefore injuries are considered serious)

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Card 5

Front

It was decided that serious psychiatric harm = GBH (Case with the D and short relationship with V who he then stalked)

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S.20 Infliction of GBH/Wounding Offences Against the Persons Act 1861 Cases