Criminal law worksheet with answers

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

Which two elements usually make up a criminal offence?

1. ADuty and breach
2. BOffer and acceptance
3. CMotive and opportunity
4. DActus reus and mens rea

Which is the difference between theft and robbery in English law?

1. ARobbery involves only cars
2. BTheft is always more serious than robbery
3. CRobbery does not require taking property
4. DRobbery is theft accompanied by force or the threat of force

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 mistake was about the facts
3. CIs judged on the facts as D honestly believed them to be
4. DIs liable, because the mistaken belief was not based on reasonable grounds

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. BCannot rely on duress because she voluntarily associated with violent criminals
3. CCan rely on duress only if the robbery failed
4. DCan rely on necessity instead of duress

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. BThe car was insured by V
3. CCars cannot be stolen under the Theft Act
4. DShe is not dishonest and lacks intent to deprive another

In R v Sullivan (1984), D injured a friend during an epileptic seizure. The House of Lords held:

1. AOnly psychiatric illnesses can be diseases of the mind
2. BEpilepsy was a "disease of the mind" in law, so the defence was insanity
3. CD was guilty because he knew he was epileptic
4. DEpilepsy was an external factor, so the defence was automatism

In R v Cunningham (1957), D tore a gas meter off a wall to steal money; gas leaked and poisoned a neighbour. The court held "maliciously" means:

1. AIntending the harm or foreseeing the risk of it and taking it anyway
2. BActing in a way that is against the law
3. CActing with wickedness or ill will towards the victim, as in ordinary usage
4. DFailing to notice a risk an ordinary person would see