Non-fatal offences against the person

Which offence does not require any physical contact?

• Battery

• Assault

• ABH

Assault can be committed by omission...

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which case said that some physical contact is normal in day-to-day life? Collins v (a)  

Under which section of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 is actual bodily harm?

• s47

• s20

• s18

Which statement is correct?

• Battery cannot be committed unless the victim is expecting it

• Assault can be committed even if the victim is not expecting it

• Battery can be committed even if the victim is not expecting it

• Assault can be committed by omission

ABH is defined by Miller as...

• Serious or really serious harm

• Any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of V

• Serious harm which interferes with the health or comfort of the victim

• Application of unlawful force to another

Which case shows that ABH can include psychiatric harm, provided it's a recognisable psychiatric illness?

• Chan Fook

• Savage

• T v DPP

• Burstow

What is the maximum punishment for s20 GBH?

• 5 years imprisonment

• 6 months imprisonment

• 3 years imprisonment

• Life

Actus reus of s20 and s18?

• Application of unlawful force to another

• Assault or battery which causes ABH

• Wound or inflict/cause GBH

• Act which causes V to apprehend infliction of immediate, unlawful force

Which case shows that an intention to wound is NOT sufficient for s18? (a)