Criminal law worksheet with answers

Automatism as a defence refers to:

1. AActing in the belief that the act is lawful
2. BActing without voluntary control over one's body
3. CActing under the influence of strong anger
4. DActing under threats from another person

Which sentence must a court impose on an adult convicted of murder in England and Wales?

1. AA community order
2. BA fixed term of 10 years
3. CLife imprisonment
4. DA suspended sentence

In English law, which court tries the most serious (indictable-only) offences such as murder?

1. AThe Court of Appeal
2. BThe county court
3. CThe Crown Court
4. DThe magistrates' court

The "thin skull" rule in criminal law means:

1. AOnly healthy victims are protected
2. BA frail victim breaks the chain of causation
3. CThe victim's injuries must be foreseeable in extent
4. DThe defendant must take the victim as they find them

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

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. CDeath or serious harm was a virtual certainty and the defendant appreciated this
4. DThe result was merely possible

In R v Evans (2009), D supplied heroin to her half-sister, who overdosed. D failed to seek help. The Court of Appeal held:

1. AD was guilty of murder, because she supplied the drug
2. BA duty arose because D had contributed to a life-threatening situation she knew of
3. CD was liable because family members always owe each other a duty to seek medical help
4. DNo duty arose, because sisters owe each other no duties

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