Criminal law worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

An attempt to commit a crime means:

  1. ACommitting the full offence
  2. BTalking to a friend about a crime
  3. CDoing more than merely preparatory acts with intent to commit the offence
  4. DPlanning a crime in detail and buying the equipment needed later to commit it
2.Easy

The presumption of innocence means:

  1. AThe accused is treated as innocent until proven guilty
  2. BEveryone arrested is guilty
  3. CThe accused must prove their innocence beyond reasonable doubt
  4. DJudges cannot convict anyone
3.Easy

A defendant who did not know what they were doing because of a severe mental disease may rely on:

  1. AInsanity
  2. BDuress
  3. CNecessity
  4. DProvocation
4.Medium

For malicious wounding or inflicting GBH under section 20 OAPA, the defendant must at least have foreseen:

  1. ANothing, because it is strict liability
  2. BThat the victim would die
  3. CThat serious harm would certainly result
  4. DThat some physical harm might result
5.Medium

D, who honestly but wrongly believes V is attacking a stranger, punches V. Following R v Williams (Gladstone), D:

  1. AMust prove the belief on the balance of probabilities
  2. BIs liable, because the mistaken belief was not based on reasonable grounds
  3. CIs judged on the facts as D honestly believed them to be
  4. DIs liable, because the mistake was about the facts
6.Medium

"Dolus eventualis" (voorwaardelijk opzet) in Dutch criminal law means the defendant:

  1. ADid not foresee the consequence at all
  2. BActed entirely by accident
  3. CKnowingly accepted the considerable chance that the consequence would occur
  4. DWanted the consequence as their main goal and acted in order to bring it about
7.Hard

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

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

In R v Stone and Dobinson (1977), a duty to act arose because the defendants had:

  1. AA contract to look after the victim for money
  2. BCreated the dangerous situation themselves by assaulting the victim earlier
  3. CA public office that required them to protect the victim
  4. DVoluntarily assumed the care of a relative who could not care for herself

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Doing more than merely preparatory acts with intent to commit the offence
  2. 2. A · The accused is treated as innocent until proven guilty
  3. 3. A · Insanity
  4. 4. D · That some physical harm might result
  5. 5. C · Is judged on the facts as D honestly believed them to be
  6. 6. C · Knowingly accepted the considerable chance that the consequence would occur
  7. 7. A · The presumption of mens rea is displaced, making an offence strict liability
  8. 8. D · Voluntarily assumed the care of a relative who could not care for herself

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