Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Battery
- Actus Reus- Applying unlawful force on/to another person
- R v Thomas
- Ackner J, Touching clothes is equivalent to touching him. The
lightest touch will be sufficient
- Wilson v Pringle
- It was decided that for a battery the contact must be proved to be hostile
- Fagan v MPC
- Force can be applied e.g via a continuing act
- DPP v K
- Force can be applied indirectly e.g via an object
- DPP v Santana- Bermudez
- Force can even be applied by an omission but only where D has a duty to act
and fails to perform that duty
- Mens Rea- Either intention or recklessness to apply unlawful force on/ to another person
- R v Mohan
- Intention is where a D aims to apply unlawful force
- R v Cunningham
- Recklessness is where a D realises the rick of applying unlawful force and carries on regardless