GBH

• What act does GBH come under?


  Offences Against a Person Act 1861
• What type of offence is a S20 and what would the sentence be?


  5 years either-way offence
• What type of offence is a S18 and what would the sentence be?


  Max life-indictable
• INJURY


  • Smith-'really' serious harm but not life-threatening
  • Saunders-just serious harm
• Bollom


  V's age can increase the sentence
• WOUND


  • JCCV Eisenhower-defined a wound: cut or break in skin, not internal bleeding, must be blood if it's a cut in mouth
  • Wood-broken bones is not a wound
• Voluntary Act


  Hill V Baxter
• OMISSION


  Judge Stephen J
• Judge Stephen J: QUOTE - “A sees B drowning and is able to save him by holding out his hand, A abstains from doing so in order that B may be drowned, A has committed no offence.”
• S20 MR


  Intention or reckless to do some harm
• S18 MR


  • Intention to do some GBH
  • Police-intention to resist arrest but reckless to the injury-Morrison