Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (OCR A-Level Law): Flashcards
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1861 Act's treatment of existing law
1861 Act's treatment of existing law
Consolidated but did not rationalize or modernize
Order of non-fatal offences by section number
Order of non-fatal offences by section number
s47 (least serious), s20, s18 (most serious)
Legal definition of assault
Legal definition of assault
Causing another to apprehend immediate unlawful force
Legal definition of battery
Legal definition of battery
Actual physical contact
Type of intent crime: common assault
Type of intent crime: common assault
Basic intent crime
Maximum sentence for s39 common assault
Maximum sentence for s39 common assault
Six months' imprisonment
Maximum sentence for s47 ABH
Maximum sentence for s47 ABH
Five years' imprisonment
Maximum sentence for s18 GBH with intent
Maximum sentence for s18 GBH with intent
Life imprisonment
Verb used in s20 vs s18 for GBH
Verb used in s20 vs s18 for GBH
s20 uses 'inflict', s18 uses 'cause'
Clause 2 recklessness requirement (2015 Law Commission)
Clause 2 recklessness requirement (2015 Law Commission)
Foresight of risk of serious injury (not just some harm)