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OCR Criminal Law
Battery
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Cards (7)
s39
Criminal Justice Act
1988
Grazes
,
scratches
, and
minor bruising
can all constitute a
battery.
The actus reus for battery is the
application
of
unlawful physical force
on another.
Collins
v Wilcock: "
Unavoidable
,
everyday
touching"
Thomas
: "Touching a person's
clothes
is the same as touching the person
themselves
"
Haystead
v Chief Constable of Derbyshire:
Indirect
battery.
The mens rea of battery is
intention
or
subjective
recklessness as to the
application
of
unlawful
physical
force on another
Venna