Criminal law worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Under section 4 of the Theft Act 1968, which of these cannot normally be stolen?

  1. AA bicycle
  2. BLand
  3. CMoney
  4. DA bank balance
2.Easy

In England and Wales, which body decides on charges in most serious cases and conducts public prosecutions?

  1. AThe Law Commission
  2. BThe Magistrates' Association
  3. CThe Home Office
  4. DThe Crown Prosecution Service
3.Easy

Handling stolen goods (section 22 Theft Act 1968) requires that the defendant:

  1. AKept the goods for over a month
  2. BSold the goods for profit
  3. CKnew or believed the goods to be stolen
  4. DStole the goods personally
4.Medium

Involuntary intoxication can be a defence when:

  1. AThe offence is a strict liability offence
  2. BThe defendant was less inhibited but still formed intent
  3. CIt meant the defendant lacked the required mens rea
  4. DThe defendant chose to drink heavily
5.Medium

D swaps price labels on two items in a supermarket, intending to pay the lower price. Following R v Morris, the appropriation took place when D:

  1. ALeft the shop without paying
  2. BSwitched the labels, assuming one of the owner's rights
  3. CPut the item in the trolley
  4. DPaid at the checkout
6.Medium

D takes V's bag and is seen; a few seconds later D ties V up to escape. Following R v Hale, D is guilty of robbery because:

  1. AThe bag was later recovered by the police
  2. BTying up a victim is robbery even without theft
  3. CAppropriation is a continuing act, so the force was used at the time of the theft
  4. DAny force used on the victim within an hour of the theft automatically turns it into robbery
7.Hard

In English law, the partial defence of loss of control reduces murder to:

  1. AAn acquittal
  2. BGrievous bodily harm
  3. CInvoluntary manslaughter
  4. DVoluntary manslaughter
8.Hard

In Tesco Supermarkets v Nattrass (1972), Tesco avoided liability because:

  1. AThe store manager was not part of the company's "directing mind and will"
  2. BThe offence was a strict liability offence
  3. CThe customer had not paid for the goods
  4. DCompanies can never commit offences that require proof of any mental element

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Land
  2. 2. D · The Crown Prosecution Service
  3. 3. C · Knew or believed the goods to be stolen
  4. 4. C · It meant the defendant lacked the required mens rea
  5. 5. B · Switched the labels, assuming one of the owner's rights
  6. 6. C · Appropriation is a continuing act, so the force was used at the time of the theft
  7. 7. D · Voluntary manslaughter
  8. 8. A · The store manager was not part of the company's "directing mind and will"

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