Criminal law worksheet with answers

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

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

Necessity was rejected as a defence to murder in the famous shipwreck case of:

1. AR v Miller
2. BR v Collins
3. CR v Brown
4. DR v Dudley and Stephens

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

1. AMoney
2. BLand
3. CA bank balance
4. DA bicycle

D supplies heroin to V, an adult, who freely and knowingly injects herself and dies. According to R v Kennedy (No 2), D is:

1. AGuilty of unlawful act manslaughter, because supplying a class A drug is itself unlawful and dangerous
2. BNot guilty of manslaughter, because V's free and informed choice broke the chain of causation
3. CGuilty of manslaughter, because V's choice is irrelevant
4. DGuilty of manslaughter, because supply always causes the death

D takes his own car from a garage without paying for repairs. Following R v Turner (No 2), D can be guilty of theft because:

1. AThe car was worth more after the repairs
2. BProperty belongs to anyone who has possession or control of it
3. COwners who take back their own property are always acting dishonestly
4. DD intended to return the car later

D drives a car she believes is her own, but which is actually V's identical car. She is not guilty of theft because:

1. AShe returned it the next morning
2. BShe is not dishonest and lacks intent to deprive another
3. CCars cannot be stolen under the Theft Act
4. DThe car was insured by V

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

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

In the Dutch "Melk-en-water" judgment (Hoge Raad, 1916), the court recognised:

1. AForce majeure as a written justification
2. BAbsence of all blame (AVAS) as an unwritten excuse
3. CThe legality principle as part of the Constitution
4. DConditional intent as a form of intention