Assault

Question 1

Elements

Answer 1

(1) harmful or offensive contact OR (2) an imminent apprehension of a harmful or offensive contact

and the other person is thereby put into an apprehension of a harmful or offensive contact

Question 2

Imminent

Answer 2

does not mean immediate but it does mean that it will happen soon, without any significant delay

*Assistance: think about this from a policy perspective

Question 3

Does every battery include an assault?

Answer 3

probably

Question 4

Does assault require a battery to complete it?

Answer 4

No

Question 5

What must there be?

Answer 5

there must be an attempt to commit a battery and it is incomplete by reason of some intervening cause

Question 6

Do you need words?

Answer 6

Words are not an element. Actions are enough.