Criminal law worksheet with answers

An "either-way" offence is one that:

1. ACan lead either to prison or to a fine only
2. BCan be committed either by act or by omission
3. CCan be prosecuted either by the CPS or by the victim as a private prosecutor
4. DCan be tried in either the magistrates' court or the Crown Court

In English law, theft is defined in section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 as:

1. AUsing force to obtain property belonging to another person
2. BBorrowing property from another person without asking first
3. CDishonestly taking property belonging to another without consent, with intention to use it and later return it
4. DDishonestly appropriating property belonging to another with intention to permanently deprive the other of it

An "inchoate offence" is:

1. AAn offence committed by a child below the minimum age of criminal responsibility
2. BAn offence that can only be tried in the magistrates' court
3. CAn offence committed before the intended crime is completed, such as attempt
4. DAn offence that requires no mental element at all

Oblique (indirect) intention in English law (R v Woollin) exists when:

1. AThe defendant did not foresee any harm
2. BDeath was a foreseeable consequence that a reasonable person would have appreciated
3. CThe result was merely possible
4. DDeath or serious harm was a virtual certainty and the defendant appreciated this

D, being pursued by armed police, uses V as a human shield and fires at the officers. The police return fire and kill V. Following R v Pagett, D is:

1. ALiable only if the police officers are also convicted
2. BNot liable, because the police officers' decision to fire was a free, deliberate and informed intervening act
3. CLiable, because the police acted reasonably in self-defence and did not break the chain of causation
4. DNot liable, because V's death was not foreseeable to D

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

1. ATheft
2. BMurder
3. CDrug possession
4. DCriminal damage

Which statement about "noodweerexces" (excessive self-defence) in Dutch law (Article 41(2) Sr) is correct?

1. AIt applies only to police officers
2. BThe excess is justified whenever the defender reasonably feared further attacks from the same person later
3. CThe excess is excused if directly caused by a strong emotional disturbance resulting from the attack
4. DAny excessive force is always justified

In R v Gullefer (1990), D ran onto a greyhound track to get the race declared void and recover his bet. The Court of Appeal held:

1. AAttempt requires the last act before the crime
2. BHis acts were merely preparatory, as he had not embarked on the "crime proper"
3. CImpossibility gave him a complete defence
4. DHe was guilty of attempted theft, as running onto the track was more than preparatory