assault, battery, ABH, GBH

R V Lamb (1967)

(Assault)

D killed friend by shooting a revolver they both thought wouldn’t fire. No assault as it’s required for V to apprehend immediate unlawful force and both AR and MR must be present.

Fagan V Metropolitan Police commander (1968)

(Battery)

D accidentally drove onto police’s foot then realized and didn’t move off for a short time. Act became intentional when D refused to move.

Savage (1991)

(ABH)

D threw glass of beer over V in argument but glass slipped and cut V’s wrist. Was guilty bc it was enough that she intended or was reckless as to applying unlawful force.

R V Bollom (2004)

(GBH)

17 month old child had lots of bruising, C of A stated bruising could amount to GBH

Morrison (1989)

(GBH with intent)

D was resisting arrest and in trying to get away, dove thru window dragging police woman with him. Her face was badly cut by glass, D got S18 GBH as the level of MR is lower when it’s resisting arrest.