Law- GBH and Malicious Wounding

• Where does the definiton come from?

  s20 of the offences against the person act
• What type of offence is it?

  Triable either way
• How long can you be sentenced for?

  Up to five years
• What is a wound?

  cut or break in the continuity of the skin
• What case shows internal bleeding is not sufficient?

  JCC V Eisenhower
• What does R v Wood (1830) show?


  broken bones not considered unless skin is also broken
• DPP V Smith?


  really serious harm
• R V Bollom?


  severity is based on v's health and age
• R v Burstow?


  psyciatric injury can be GBH
• What case shows HIV is classed as GBH?

  R V Dica
• What does R v Lewis show?

  Threats from window

  s20- technical assault
• How did Burstow change infliction of GBH?

  Only need to show D actions led to consequence of V suffering GBH
• What did parmenter show?

  A.R needs wound/ GBH don't have to foresee serious harm
• What word is the mens rea?

  Maliciously
• What is the mens rea?

  Subjectively reckless- R v Cunninghman

  Intent- Mohan and Woolin