Battery (AQA A-Level Law): Flashcards
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Type of offence - battery
Type of offence - battery
Common law offence
Battery trial classification
Battery trial classification
Summary offence (Magistrates' Court only)
Maximum sentence for battery
Maximum sentence for battery
6 months' imprisonment (s39 CJA 1988)
Definition of battery (R v Ireland)
Definition of battery (R v Ireland)
Intentional/reckless application of unlawful force on victim
Three actus reus elements of battery
Three actus reus elements of battery
Application, unlawful, physical force
DPP v K (1990) principle
DPP v K (1990) principle
Battery can be committed by indirect force
Faulkner v Talbot (1981) principle
Faulkner v Talbot (1981) principle
Any touching suffices; need not be hostile
Collins v Wilcock (1984) principle
Collins v Wilcock (1984) principle
Implied consent to everyday contact (jostling, handshakes)
Mens rea for battery
Mens rea for battery
Intention or subjective recklessness
R v Parmenter (1991) principle
R v Parmenter (1991) principle
Subjective recklessness: D must actually foresee risk