Title Non Fatal Offences (Assault, Battery, Wounds).pptx ✅

POLICE ACADEMY CRIMINAL LAW & EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE
NON-FATAL OFFENCES Offences Against the Person ASSAULT & BATTERY 6/30/2013 #
Assault and battery: S.4 Summary Offences Act Chapter 11:02 “Every person who unlawfully assaults or beats any other person upon complaint by or on behalf of the party aggrieved, is liable to a fine of four hundred dollars ($400.00) or to imprisonment for three (3) months”. This offence is a Summary Offence #
Definition of Assault An assault is an act which intentionally or recklessly causes a person to apprehend immediate, unlawful personal violence (Fagan v MPC (1963)) #