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The Criminal Justice Act 1988, s.39 provides that assault is a summary offence with a maximum sentence on conviction of six months' imprisonment or a fine.
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Sunny Bhanot 16H 21/02/03 Law Essay - ASSAULTS. Before advising David as to his criminal liability, the following act should be recognised; The Criminal Justice Act 1988, s. 39, which deals with assault and battery and The Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (including s. 47, s. 18 and s. 20). This act deals with the different types of non fatal offences against the person. ASSAULT: The Criminal Justice Act 1988, s.39 provides that assault is a summary offence with a maximum sentence on conviction of six months' imprisonment or a fine. The actus reus of an assault (or common assault) is committed when the accused intentionally or recklessly causes the victim to apprehend immediate and unlawful violence. The House of Lords recently confirmed this definition in the case of Ireland 1997, where an assault would be committed from silent phone calls, i.e. saying on the phone 'I will kill you' would amount to an...
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