Offence & Definition | Actus Reus | Mens Rea | Relevant Cases | Assault S39 | Put or Seek to put another person in fear of immediate unlawful personal violence | Intentionally or subjectively recklessly making the victim apprehend quickly and u lawful violence | R v Lamb (1967)Logdon(1976)Smith (1983)Ireland (1997) | Battery S39 | Application Unlawful, physical force | Intention to apply unlawful physical force | Collins v Willcock (1984)DPP v K Haystead (2000)Thomas (1985)Venna (1976) | S47 | Assault occasioning actual bodily harm | Intention or recklessness as to either putting the victim in fear of unlawful force or applying unlawful force | Smith (2006)SavageT v DPP | S20 | Wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm | Intention or recklessness as to some harm | | S18 | Wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm | Specific intent to wound or cause grievous bodily harm or resist arrest |
Intimidation of witness A. Mayhem: 265 {crimes against person} sec 14 says that if someone with malicious intent maim or disfigures another , cuts out or maim any body part inflicting serious permanent crippling of disfiguration to the body as well as mutilation and dismembering of body parts. The prima facie would be to prove malice and intent to maim or `disfigure the tongue, eye or cut a limb, or using a weapon that the` defendant knew would disfigure or cripple the victim beyond a reasonable doubt. Punishable by imprisonment not more than 20 or not more than 1000 and jail time not more than 2 and a half. B. Arson
The actus reus is the act of intentionally starting the fire whatever the reason (Lippman, 2007).” “Arson has six categories which are as follows: vandalism arson is where a person who uses arson to express hatred towards a particular group or culture; profit-motivated arson is where a person who uses arson as a tool to collect from an insurance company; crime concealment is where a person who uses arson to cover up a crime; sabotage arson is where a person who uses arson as a means of protest; revenge arson is where a person who uses arson to get even; and excitement arson is where a person who commits arson only to obtain pleasure from watching the fire burn (coplaw, 2008).” This means that someone has to take a lighter, match, gas, blow torch, or even fire crackers to start a fire. Anything that could start a fire and anyone who does so willfully and knowingly does and has committed arson. I would have to say that it is a crime against property and people due to the fact that you are purposefully committing a crime against another person’s property and the individual itself. “Iowa code 712.1 Arson defined. 1.
He was charged with cultivation, possession and sale of marijuana . He was guilty and Mick knew it. But there were the crack in the state’s case. It was how the state came to the evidence. Mick knew that the deputies had invaded Casey’s privacy while gathering the probable cause to raid the ranch.
Forcible rape is defined as the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Attempts or assaults to commit rape by force or threat of force are also included. Robbery is defined as the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care custody, or control of a person or persons by force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. Aggravated assault is an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury”(fbi.gov). Why do people engage in these violent criminal acts?
Terrorism can be defined as, ‘The unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.’ (FBI). Strategic Warfare can be defined by breaking it into two parts. Merriam-Webster defines Strategic as, ‘A plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.’ and warfare as ‘Engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict’. Thus in essence strategic warfare is planned actions during a conflict with the aim of victory, but in context Strategic Warfare is the use of attacks, whether it be on military or civilian targets, with the aim to push the enemy into surrender. Using a variety of tactics, such as, demoralization of enemy population (Nazi Blitz of London WWII) and, embargo and seizure of materials entering a nation (British policy on goods travelling to Germany during WWI), militaries have changed the parameters and rules of war to those of a ‘Strategic’ nature.
I could have also been charged for lesser charges had things would have escalated worse off. The lesser charges fall under different Articles and they are as follows Lesser included offenses. Striking or assaulting warrant, noncommissioned, or petty officer in the execution of office. Article 128—assault; assault consummated by a battery; assault with a dangerous weapon Article 128 assault upon warrant, non commissioned, or petty officer not in the execution of office Article 80—attempts Disobeying a warrant, non commissioned,
POLS 2401 Section #14 Fall 2015 Ronick Nathan Terrorism is a goal in which to threat, fear, and intimidate in regards to political issues, religion crisis or Ideological impacts on society. Terrorism is the interaction of violence to solid and substantial ways of terrorizing a population from most often a group to grasp the acknowledgment to and issue, cause, political change or to gain political authority. Terrorism also intrigues in the resisting of a government system. There are several different types of terrorism come from the initiative of certain types of issues in regards to our society. Five forms of terrorism are state terrorism, religious terrorism, issue orientated terrorism, narco- terrorism, and right wing terrorism.
one consistent characteristic is the use of violence on non-combatants to gain publicity for a group,cause, or individual. Since 1994, the United Nations General Assembly has repeatedly condemned terrorist acts using the following political description of terrorism: Criminal acts intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public, a group of persons or particular persons for political purposes are in any circumstance unjustifiable, whatever the considerations of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, religious or any other nature that may be invoked to justify them. Terrorism is not a new concept it has been around for centuries. The first recorded use of terrorism and terrorist was in 1795 because of the Reign of Terror instituted by the French Government. The use of terrorists against the government was first recorded in 1866 in Ireland and 1883 Russia.
In determining if a person is liable for a battery, the Supreme Court has adopted the rule that contact which is offensive to a reasonable sense of personal dignity is offensive contact. " Love v. Port Clinton (1988), 37 Ohio St.3d 98, 99, 524 N.E.2d 166, 167. It has defined "offensive" to mean "disagreeable or nauseating or painful because of outrage to taste and sensibilities or affronting insultingness." State v. Phipps (1979). Furthermore, tobacco smoke, as