Criminal law worksheet with answers

An omission (failure to act) can lead to criminal liability when:

1. AThe defendant had a legal duty to act
2. BThe defendant was asleep
3. CAny person failed to help a stranger
4. DNever, in any legal system

In English law, a "wound" for section 20 OAPA 1861 requires:

1. AA broken bone
2. BAny visible bruise on the body
3. CLoss of consciousness
4. DA break in both layers of the skin

Which two elements usually make up a criminal offence?

1. ADuty and breach
2. BMotive and opportunity
3. COffer and acceptance
4. DActus reus and mens rea

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. ASwitched the labels, assuming one of the owner's rights
2. BPut the item in the trolley
3. CLeft the shop without paying
4. DPaid at the checkout

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

1. ATheft
2. BCriminal damage
3. CMurder
4. DDrug possession

Involuntary intoxication can be a defence when:

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

In R v Jordan (1956), the court held the chain of causation was broken because:

1. AThe victim refused a blood transfusion for religious reasons, which was unforeseeable
2. BThe medical treatment was "palpably wrong" and the wound had mainly healed
3. CA second attacker stabbed the victim again in hospital
4. DThe victim had an unusually thin skull

In R v Evans (2009), D supplied heroin to her half-sister, who overdosed. D failed to seek help. The Court of Appeal held:

1. AD was liable because family members always owe each other a duty to seek medical help
2. BD was guilty of murder, because she supplied the drug
3. CA duty arose because D had contributed to a life-threatening situation she knew of
4. DNo duty arose, because sisters owe each other no duties