Assault

• What is the definition of assault?

  D. does an act that causes the V. to apprehend immediate unlawful personal violence with the intention to cause the V. to apprehend immediate unlawful personal violence or being reckless as to whether such apprehension is caused
• What type of offence is assault?

  Common law
• What is the maximum sentence of assault according to s39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988?

  6 months imprisonment
• What section of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 tells us the maximum sentence of assault is 6 months imprisonment?

  s39