The defendant appealed a conviction for wounding. He had been involved in a joint enterprise with others in an assault. After the wound had been made, the defendant had himself assaulted the victim, but not to the extent of causing injury.
Held: In this case the joint enterprise only arose after the principal wounding offence had been completed. Each case must be seen particularly. In a grievous bodily harm case, the totality of the assault was in issue (Grundy), but in a wounding allegation the particular wound was the basis of the charge. In this case however, though the direction might be criticised, the conviction remained sound.
Judges:
Woolf LCJ, Mitchell, Hallett JJ
Citations:
Times 23-May-2003
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Grundy CACD 1989
A policeman was attacked on the staircase of someone’s home. Grundy arrived within a few seconds and joined in the attack including headbutting the police officer. The assault continued when the police officer was knocked to the ground. It could not . .
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Crime
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.182505