Criminal law worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which case is known for the "golden thread" that the prosecution must prove the defendant's guilt?

  1. AWoolmington v DPP
  2. BR v Brown
  3. CDonoghue v Stevenson
  4. DCarlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co
2.Easy

Which sentence must a court impose on an adult convicted of murder in England and Wales?

  1. AA fixed term of 10 years
  2. BA community order
  3. CLife imprisonment
  4. DA suspended sentence
3.Easy

In English law, rape is defined in which statute?

  1. AThe Sexual Offences Act 2003
  2. BThe Protection from Harassment Act 1997
  3. CThe Offences Against the Person Act 1861
  4. DThe Criminal Justice Act 1988
4.Medium

D grabs V's handbag so forcefully that V's hand is pulled down. Following R v Clouden, this can be:

  1. AOnly battery, because the bag was not taken
  2. BRobbery, because force was used on the person to steal
  3. CBurglary, because the bag was V's property
  4. DOnly theft, because there was no direct contact with V's body
5.Medium

Causation in criminal law requires that the defendant's act was:

  1. AMorally wrong
  2. BIntended to cause the result in every case
  3. CA factual and legal cause of the result
  4. DThe only cause of the result
6.Medium

The "thin skull" rule in criminal law means:

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

In Sweet v Parsley (1970), a landlady was convicted of being concerned in the management of premises used for smoking cannabis. The House of Lords:

  1. AHeld that landladies have a duty to search their tenants
  2. BHeld that cannabis offences require a commercial purpose
  3. CUpheld the conviction because drug offences are always strict liability in order to protect public health
  4. DQuashed the conviction, holding that mens rea is presumed unless Parliament clearly excludes it
8.Hard

In R v G (2003), the House of Lords defined recklessness as:

  1. AFailure to notice an obvious risk that a reasonable person would have seen
  2. BAny careless behaviour
  3. CIntention to cause harm
  4. DAwareness of a risk that it was unreasonable to take in the circumstances

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Woolmington v DPP
  2. 2. C · Life imprisonment
  3. 3. A · The Sexual Offences Act 2003
  4. 4. B · Robbery, because force was used on the person to steal
  5. 5. C · A factual and legal cause of the result
  6. 6. A · The defendant must take the victim as they find them
  7. 7. D · Quashed the conviction, holding that mens rea is presumed unless Parliament clearly excludes it
  8. 8. D · Awareness of a risk that it was unreasonable to take in the circumstances

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