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1.Easy

Diminished responsibility is a partial defence available only to a charge of:

  1. ATheft
  2. BRobbery
  3. CRape
  4. DMurder
2.Easy

Which of these is a "specific intent" offence in English law for the purposes of intoxication?

  1. AManslaughter
  2. BAssault occasioning actual bodily harm
  3. CBattery
  4. DMurder
3.Easy

Unlawful act manslaughter is a form of:

  1. AAttempted murder
  2. BVoluntary manslaughter
  3. CInvoluntary manslaughter
  4. DDiminished responsibility
4.Medium

D drinks heavily to gain courage before killing V, as planned. Following A-G for Northern Ireland v Gallagher, D:

  1. ACan rely on intoxication because murder is a specific intent offence
  2. BCannot rely on intoxication, because the intent to kill was formed before drinking
  3. CHas a defence of involuntary intoxication
  4. DCan only be guilty of manslaughter
5.Medium

D drives a car she believes is her own, but which is actually V's identical car. She is not guilty of theft because:

  1. ACars cannot be stolen under the Theft Act
  2. BShe is not dishonest and lacks intent to deprive another
  3. CThe car was insured by V
  4. DShe returned it the next morning
6.Medium

The "thin skull" rule in criminal law means:

  1. AThe defendant must take the victim as they find them
  2. BA frail victim breaks the chain of causation
  3. COnly healthy victims are protected
  4. DThe victim's injuries must be foreseeable in extent
7.Hard

In R v Walkington (1979), D went behind a shop counter and opened a till. This was burglary because:

  1. AEntering a part of a building as a trespasser is enough
  2. BThe till contained money at the time
  3. CShops are treated as dwellings in law
  4. DD was carrying a weapon at the time
8.Hard

In R v Larsonneur (1933), a French woman was convicted of being an illegal alien in the UK after being brought there by police against her will. The case illustrates:

  1. AA state of affairs offence where liability arose without a voluntary act
  2. BThe requirement of a duty for omissions
  3. CThe defence of duress of circumstances excusing an involuntary immigration offence
  4. DTransferred malice from the police to the defendant

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Murder
  2. 2. D · Murder
  3. 3. C · Involuntary manslaughter
  4. 4. B · Cannot rely on intoxication, because the intent to kill was formed before drinking
  5. 5. B · She is not dishonest and lacks intent to deprive another
  6. 6. A · The defendant must take the victim as they find them
  7. 7. A · Entering a part of a building as a trespasser is enough
  8. 8. A · A state of affairs offence where liability arose without a voluntary act

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