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Smith v Chief Superintendant of Woking Police Station (1983)

Last modified: Thu Feb 23 16:37:38 2006

This case ([1983] 76 Crim App Rep 234 DC) demonstrates that although Assault is normally taken to imply a threat of immediate violence, the term `immediate' can be interpreted liberally. In this case the accused Smith was convicted of an assault by virtue of staring at a woman through a window. Even though there was no evidence that he intended to enter the premises, his actions were considered to be a sufficient cause of an apprehension of violence to sustain a conviction for assault.

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