Non-Fatal Offences

Nota:

• Any act which intentionally or recklessly, causes another person to apprehend immediate and unlawful personal violence. 

1. Actus Reus

   Nota:

   • Causing another person to apprehend immediate and unlawful personal violence. 
2. Mens Rea

   Nota:

   • The defendant must INTEND to cause the victim to apprehend immediate and unlawful personal violence or be Reckless as to whether such apprehension be caused. 

Nota:

• The infliction of the violence intentionally or recklessly.

1. Actus Reus

   Nota:

   • The infliction of unlawful personal violence on the victim.  
2. Mens Rea

   Nota:

   • Intentionally or Recklessly inflict the unlawful violence. 

Nota:

• Any assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

1. Actus Reus

   Nota:

   • An assault, which occasions (causes), actual bodily harm.
2. Mens Rea

   Nota:

   • Intention or Recklessness. 

Nota:

• Unlawfully and maliciously wound or inflict any grievous bodily harm upon any other person. 

1. Actus reus

   Nota:

   • To wound or inflict grievous bodily harm.
2. Mens Rea

   Nota:

   • Maliciously wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm. (maliciously denotes two alternative mens rea states: (i) Intention and (ii) Subjective recklessness.

Nota:

• Whoever shall unlawfully and maliciously by any means whatsoever wound or cause any grievous bodily harm to any person... with intent...to do some...grievous bodily harm to any person, or with the intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person, 

1. Actus Reus

   Nota:

   • Wound, or to cause grievous bodily harm.
2. Mens Rea

   Nota:

   • Maliciously wound or cause grievous bodily harm. Intend either grievous bodily harm, or to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person. The prosecution must always establish one of these ulterior intents.