Battery

Cards (5)

  • S39 of the criminal justice Act 1988

    'the application of unlawful force with intention or recklessness as to applying force'
  • Cole v Turner
    battery is defined as 'the least touching of someone in anger' either directly or indirectly
  • R v Haystead
    Battery can occur indirectly through an other person.
  • R v Thomas
    Battery can occur indirectly through touching someone's clothes
  • R v Venna
    Through intention OR recklessness