s47

Subdecks (2)

Cards (19)

  • What is s47 found in?
    Offences Against the Persons Act 1861
  • What is the maximum sentence for s47?
    5 years
  • Where is the majority of the law of s47 found?
    Common law
  • What is the definition of s47?
    The defendant commits an assault or battery occasioning actual bodily harm where the defendant has intention or recklessness to the initial assault or battery
  • What are some examples of ABH?
    Bruises, scratches and grazes, minor sprains and fractures, a broken nose, broken teeth, temporary loss of consciousness, psychiatric injury