12 Nov 1987
THE QUEEN v. WILLIAM RYAN ERISMAN
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. WILLIAM RYAN ERISMAN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA861/1987
Where the injury occurred in the course of rough, undisciplined play and there was no intent to cause bodily harm and the defendant believed the victim consented, consent can be a defence; the magistrate erred by focusing on recklessness rather than the nature of the activity, so conviction must be quashed.