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Criminal Damage: S1 Criminal Damage Act 1971
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GCSE Law (Unit 4) Mind Map on Criminal Damage: S1 Criminal Damage Act 1971, created by beccehjane on 07/06/2015.
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Criminal Damage: S1 Criminal Damage Act 1971
S1(1) Basic Criminal Damage
AR
Destroys/damages
destroyed: 'when made useless'
damaged: 'if expense and time is incurred in fixing it'
Roe v Kingerlee, 'matter of fact and degree'
Samuel v Stubbs, by 'nature and the mode' in which it is affected/treated
Fiak, impairment of Value/Usefulness
Hardman, non permanent damage still can be CD
Morphitis, scratch doesn't affect ordinary use
Gayford v Chouler, even slight damage was sufficient to prove damage
A v R, no costs/effort to wipe off, not CD
Property Belonging to another
S10(1) 'includes personal/real property, money and animals'
S10(2) 'includes any person having custody/control, any person having a propietary right/interest and any person having a charge on it'
MR
Intention/Recklessness
Pembilton, intention to damage property
Smith, intend to damage property but I believes property is his, then no offence
Test: Did D take an unjustified risk that property would be destroyed/damaged? Did he realise the risk?
Lawful Excuse
act defines two more defences S5(2)(a) and S5(2)(b)
S5(2)(a) Denton, he believes that the owner would have consented to damage
Jaggard v Dickinson, even if honest belief was formed while intoxicated the defence S5(2)(a) still applies
S5(2)(b) Merchett, he believes other property was at risk and in need of immediate protection and D acted reasonably
Hunt, S5(2)(b) not in need of immediate protection
Cresswell v Currie, consent by God to protect property is too remote
Baker v Wilkins, not available to protect people, only property
S1(2) Aggravated Criminal Damage
AR
Basic Criminal Damage AR
That endangers life
Warwick, danger must come from destruction of property
Steer, damage to door and window but bullets did not endanger life
MR
Intent/reckless to destroying/damaging property
Intent/reckless to whether life was at danger by destruction/damage of property
Sangha, still guilty if D intended/realised damage would endanger life
S1(3) Arson + S1(4) Aggravated Arson
AR
Destroys/damages
S10(1) Property
That endangers life (only aggravated arson)
By fire
MR: Intention/Recklessly
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