Criminal law worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which two elements usually make up a criminal offence?

  1. AMotive and opportunity
  2. BOffer and acceptance
  3. CActus reus and mens rea
  4. DDuty and breach
2.Easy

What is the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales?

  1. A10
  2. B16
  3. C14
  4. D12
3.Easy

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

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

Gang members threaten D to make her rob a post office. D had joined the gang knowing it used violence. Following R v Hasan, D:

  1. ACan rely on duress because the threat was real, immediate and impossible for her to escape
  2. BCan rely on duress only if the robbery failed
  3. CCannot rely on duress because she voluntarily associated with violent criminals
  4. DCan rely on necessity instead of duress
5.Medium

D is present when a crime is committed but does nothing to help or encourage it. Following R v Clarkson, D is:

  1. ANot an accessory, because mere presence without intent to encourage is not enough
  2. BAn accessory, because voluntary presence at the scene always amounts to encouragement
  3. CThe principal, because D witnessed the whole crime
  4. DAn accessory, because D could have called the police
6.Medium

The "thin skull" rule in criminal law means:

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

R v Gomez (1993) held that an appropriation in theft:

  1. AOnly occurs when the defendant leaves the shop
  2. BRequires that the act was not authorised by the owner, even if consent was obtained by fraud
  3. CCan occur even when the owner consents, if the consent was obtained by deception
  4. DRequires a physical taking of the property
8.Hard

Under the loss of control defence (Coroners and Justice Act 2009), the defence is NOT available if:

  1. AThe loss of control was not sudden
  2. BThe victim was a family member
  3. CThe defendant had been drinking that day
  4. DThe defendant acted in a considered desire for revenge

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Actus reus and mens rea
  2. 2. A · 10
  3. 3. B · Knew or believed the goods to be stolen
  4. 4. C · Cannot rely on duress because she voluntarily associated with violent criminals
  5. 5. A · Not an accessory, because mere presence without intent to encourage is not enough
  6. 6. B · The defendant must take the victim as they find them
  7. 7. C · Can occur even when the owner consents, if the consent was obtained by deception
  8. 8. D · The defendant acted in a considered desire for revenge

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