The jury had convicted the defendant of common assault in substitution for a charge of assault by beating.
Held: The offence of assault by beating did not include by implication or otherwise an allegation of common assault. The appeal succeeded.
Judges:
Rafferty LJ, Keith, King JJ
Citations:
(2013) 177 JP 105, [2013] Crim LR 689, [2013] 1 Cr App R 30, [2013] 1 WLR 2861, [2013] WLR(D) 10, [2013] EWCA Crim 30
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 29 March 2022; Ref: scu.470806