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GBH
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- 1DPP v Smith (legal principle)Definition of GBH, really serious harm that need not be life threatening
- 2R v Burstow (case facts )D followed his ex- girlfriend, telephoned her and wrote menacing letters. She suffered severe clinical depression as a result
- 3R v Burstow (legal principle)Harm can be psychiatric
- 4R v Dica (case facts)D infected two women with HIV. Knowing he was HIV positive, he did not warn them
- 5R v Dica (legal principle)Harm can be biological
- 6R v Brown and Stratton (case facts)The D's attacked his father causing a broken nose, three broken teeth and a cut over the eye
- 7R v Brown and Stratton (legal principle)GBH can be multiple lesser injuries (an accumulation)
- 8R v Bollom (case facts)GBH to a 17 month old child after causing bruises and abrasions all over the baby
- 9R v Bollom (legal principle)Age and health are factors that can be considered when deciding whether the injuries are enough to be GBH
- 10R v Martin (case facts)D placed an iron bar and exit and yelled 'Fire!' Several people were badly injured in their attempt to escape
- 11R v Martin (legal principle)GBH can be committed indirectly
- 12R v MowattD only needs to have the mens rea to cause some harm
- 13R v MohanIntention is where a D makes a decision to bring about the prohibited consequence
- 14R v CunnighamD realises a risk and takes it anyway
- 15R v BelfonIntention to cause serious harm
- 16R v WoolinIs the consequence a virtual certainty?
Did the defendant realise it was a virtual certainty?
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- A - Level Law (Non Fatal Offences ) Flashcards on GBH, created by Yasmine King on 14/05/2017.
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