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Flashcards by charlottebumby, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by charlottebumby
over 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Ireland | Silent phonecalls, these could amount to assault |
| Constanza | Stalking (letters), this could amount to assault |
| Tuberville v Savage | Words may prevent an assault from happening. |
| Lamb | All elements of offence must be done, in this case V didn't apprehend immediate personal violence so it cannot be an assault. |
| Smith v Chief Constable of Woking Police | A 'peeping tom' was looking through the window at a woman in her nighclothes, she apprehended harm so it was assualt. |
| Thomas | Touching the hem of a girls skirt. Touching clothing is enough for a battery. |
| Fagan | Drove over police man's foot then refused to move, continuing act. |
| DPP v K | Student put acid up hand dryer, injured another student. Indirect battery. |
| Haystead | Man punched woman who dropped her baby. Indirect battery of a baby. |
| Collins v Wilcock | Police officer grabbed womans arm, slightest bit of unwanted touching. |
| Chan Fook | Psychiatric harm is abh. Harm must be more than trivial. |
| Michael Smith | Cutting hair is ABH. |
| R v DPP | Momentary loss of conciousness can be ABH. |
| DPP v Santana Bermudez | D didnt tell police officer about the needle in his pocket when he was being searched, an omission can be ABH. |
| Savage | Only mens rea of assault or battery needed. |
| DPP v Smith | GBH means really serious harm. |
| Burstow | Severe depressive illness can be GBH |
| Bollom | Baby suffered bruising. The vulnrability of the victim means the harm counted as GBH. |
| Mowatt | Only mens rea for some harm needed, not serious harm. |
| Dica | Biological GBH, D gave HIV to many victims. |
| Morrison | Resisting arrest |
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