Criminal law worksheet with answers

Burglary in English law (section 9 Theft Act 1968) requires that the defendant entered a building or part of a building:

1. AAt night time
2. BWhile armed
3. CAs a trespasser
4. DBy breaking a lock

In criminal cases, the prosecution must usually prove guilt:

1. ABeyond reasonable doubt
2. BOn the balance of probabilities
3. CWith at least three witnesses
4. DWith a confession

Under section 2 of the Homicide Act 1957, who bears the burden of proving diminished responsibility?

1. AThe judge, on the medical evidence alone
2. BThe defendant, on the balance of probabilities
3. CNobody, as the jury decides freely
4. DThe prosecution, beyond reasonable doubt

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

1. AIntended to cause the result in every case
2. BMorally wrong
3. CThe only cause of the result
4. DA factual and legal cause of the result

D drives on the pavement to escape a man who is threatening to kill him. The most suitable defence is:

1. ALoss of control
2. BDuress of circumstances
3. CConsent
4. DDiminished responsibility

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

1. ATheft
2. BDrug possession
3. CCriminal damage
4. DMurder

The Gammon (Hong Kong) v Attorney-General (1985) criteria are used to decide whether:

1. AAn appeal should go to the Supreme Court
2. BA defendant was acting under duress
3. CAn omission can lead to criminal liability
4. DThe presumption of mens rea is displaced, making an offence strict liability

In the Dutch "Opticien" judgment (Hoge Raad, 1923), an optician sold glasses after closing time to a man who had broken his. The court recognised:

1. AAn official order (ambtelijk bevel) as a justification under Article 43 Sr
2. BNecessity (noodtoestand) as a form of overmacht under Article 40 Sr
3. CMental disorder as an excuse under Article 39 Sr
4. DSelf-defence of property under Article 41 Sr