Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the assault constituted mere assault, simple bodily injury, or a privileged light case of simple bodily injury.
Decisione estratta
The act was not a mere assault; it amounted to simple bodily injury, and the circumstances did not justify treating it as a light case.
Motivazione estratta
The blow was forceful enough to knock the victim down and caused a bruised eye, nose pain, and prolonged distress. Although the injury result alone might still suggest a light case, the manner of attack was particularly blameworthy: the accused struck from behind, without reason, a person who had intended to help him. Taking these objective and subjective circumstances together, the privileged light case was excluded.