Battery

Cards (5)

  • Haystead (Application of force)
    Punched woman and woman dropped baby - Indirect force sufficient for battery to exist
  • Thomas (Application of force)
    Touching a persons clothes can be battery (direct)
  • DPP V Santana Bemudez (battery must be an act)
    Defendant asked by officer if had any sharp objects in pocket before searched and police officer then pricked by hypodermic needle
  • Collins V Wilcock (unlawful force)
    Police woman grabbed prostitutes arm to stop her walking away but without having arrested her
  • Venna
    Defines mens rea of battery