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C/L/903. Examination of non fatal offences against a person

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1900
DATE:
2010
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19.99 GBP

This paper examines non fatal offences against a person, and the possible defences of the accused. The paper presents a case study that involves intoxication and a fight between two men and a police officer. The paper discusses sections of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, and discusses all of the defences open to the accused. The different types of mistakes that can be made like the Mistake in relation to statute are assessed, and the paper discusses voluntary intoxication. Conclusions are made regarding mistakes of facts and mistakes of law.

 

KEYWORDS: non fatal offences, intoxication, Offences Against the Person Act 1861!,

 
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