Wounding and GBH (OCR A-Level Law): Flashcards
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Statute containing wounding/GBH offences
Statute containing wounding/GBH offences
Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (OAPA)
Legal definition of wound
Legal definition of wound
Break in skin continuity + external bleeding
GBH definition (DPP v Smith 1961)
GBH definition (DPP v Smith 1961)
Really serious harm
Section 20 mens rea
Section 20 mens rea
Intent or recklessness as to some harm
Section 18 mens rea alternatives
Section 18 mens rea alternatives
Intent to cause GBH OR intent to resist arrest
Section 20 maximum sentence
Section 20 maximum sentence
5 years imprisonment
Section 18 maximum sentence
Section 18 maximum sentence
Life imprisonment
Moriarty v Brookes (1834) established
Moriarty v Brookes (1834) established
Wound = broken skin + bleeding
Meaning of 'inflict' (R v Burstow 1997)
Meaning of 'inflict' (R v Burstow 1997)
Cause
Psychiatric harm req. for GBH (R v Dhaliwal)
Psychiatric harm req. for GBH (R v Dhaliwal)
Recognized psychiatric illness