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Law 12 7.3

Law 12 7.3. Learning Indicators. Identify and explain the 3 levels of assault Analyze cases and identify if assault is present and which level of assault is present. Assault. The issue of consent is vital Did the victim give permission to be touched

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Law 12 7.3

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  1. Law 12 7.3

  2. Learning Indicators • Identify and explain the 3 levels of assault • Analyze cases and identify if assault is present and which level of assault is present

  3. Assault The issue of consent is vital • Did the victim give permission to be touched • consent is implied at times (hockey game) But not always (Steve Moore assaulted by Bertuzzi) Three levels of assault (Increasing severity and punishment) 1. Assault 2. Assault Causing Bodily Harm or Assault with a Weapon 3. Aggravated Assault

  4. Level 1: Assault (aka common or simple assault)

  5. Harmful words aren’t assault. Must include belief the person can follow through Ex. ? • Hybrid offence – 5 yrs or 6 months/2000 fine • Page 224 You Be The Judge (read and discuss)

  6. Level 2: Assault with a weapon or Assault causing bodily harm In other words – if you commit a level one assault and do one of the following

  7. Hybrid offence – 10 yrs or 18 months

  8. Level 3: Aggravated Assault

  9. Level 3 Maximum term of 14 yrs in prison For all three levels – no minimum sentence unless a firearm is used

  10. Unlawfully Causing Bodily Harm • An unlawful act which results in harm. • For example: throwing a bottle on the road and bottle fragments cut someone • Same sentence as level 2 assault

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