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1.Easy

Mens rea refers to:

  1. AThe mental element of a crime
  2. BThe victim's state of mind
  3. CThe physical act of a crime
  4. DThe punishment for a crime
2.Easy

In Dutch criminal law, what distinguishes "moord" (Article 289 Sr) from "doodslag" (Article 287 Sr)?

  1. AMoord requires premeditation (voorbedachte raad)
  2. BMoord requires the use of a weapon
  3. CMoord can only be committed against a police officer
  4. DMoord requires more than one victim
3.Easy

Which is the difference between theft and robbery in English law?

  1. ARobbery involves only cars
  2. BRobbery does not require taking property
  3. CTheft is always more serious than robbery
  4. DRobbery is theft accompanied by force or the threat of force
4.Medium

D throws a paving stone off a bridge onto a train, killing the guard. D did not think anyone would be hurt. Following DPP v Newbury and Jones, D is guilty of:

  1. AMurder, as the act was likely to kill
  2. BGross negligence manslaughter only
  3. CNo offence, as D did not subjectively foresee any risk of harm to anyone at all
  4. DUnlawful act manslaughter, as the act was unlawful and objectively dangerous
5.Medium

Duress as a defence is generally NOT available in English law to a charge of:

  1. ATheft
  2. BCriminal damage
  3. CDrug possession
  4. DMurder
6.Medium

Joint enterprise (accessorial liability) after R v Jogee requires that the accessory:

  1. AWas present at the scene by chance
  2. BMerely foresaw as a real possibility that the principal might commit the crime
  3. CIntended to assist or encourage the principal to commit the crime
  4. DWas related to the principal
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. CD was carrying a weapon at the time
  4. DShops are treated as dwellings in law
8.Hard

In R v Cunningham (1957), D tore a gas meter off a wall to steal money; gas leaked and poisoned a neighbour. The court held "maliciously" means:

  1. AActing in a way that is against the law
  2. BActing with wickedness or ill will towards the victim, as in ordinary usage
  3. CIntending the harm or foreseeing the risk of it and taking it anyway
  4. DFailing to notice a risk an ordinary person would see

Answer key

  1. 1. A · The mental element of a crime
  2. 2. A · Moord requires premeditation (voorbedachte raad)
  3. 3. D · Robbery is theft accompanied by force or the threat of force
  4. 4. D · Unlawful act manslaughter, as the act was unlawful and objectively dangerous
  5. 5. D · Murder
  6. 6. C · Intended to assist or encourage the principal to commit the crime
  7. 7. A · Entering a part of a building as a trespasser is enough
  8. 8. C · Intending the harm or foreseeing the risk of it and taking it anyway

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