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1.Easy

Handling stolen goods (section 22 Theft Act 1968) requires that the defendant:

  1. AStole the goods personally
  2. BKnew or believed the goods to be stolen
  3. CKept the goods for over a month
  4. DSold the goods for profit
2.Easy

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 magistrates' court
  4. DThe Crown Court
3.Easy

In English law, "voluntary manslaughter" refers to:

  1. AA killing with the mens rea for murder where a partial defence applies
  2. BA killing caused by gross negligence at work
  3. CA killing caused by an unlawful and dangerous act, without intent to kill
  4. DA killing that the victim consented to in advance
4.Medium

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

In English law, the test for dishonesty in theft is now set out in:

  1. AIvey v Genting Casinos
  2. BR v Ghosh
  3. CR v Cunningham
  4. DDonoghue v Stevenson
6.Medium

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

  1. ADrug possession
  2. BTheft
  3. CMurder
  4. DCriminal damage
7.Hard

In R v Dica (2004), D had sex with partners without telling them he was HIV-positive. The Court of Appeal held that:

  1. AInformed consent to the risk of infection could be a defence to inflicting GBH under s20
  2. BD was guilty of murder, because HIV can kill
  3. CConsent is never relevant to the transmission of disease, since s20 protects public health
  4. DNon-disclosure always makes sex rape under English law
8.Hard

In R v Walkington (1979), D went behind a shop counter and opened a till. This was burglary because:

  1. AEntering a part of a building as a trespasser is enough
  2. BThe till contained money at the time
  3. CD was carrying a weapon at the time
  4. DShops are treated as dwellings in law

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Knew or believed the goods to be stolen
  2. 2. D · The Crown Court
  3. 3. A · A killing with the mens rea for murder where a partial defence applies
  4. 4. B · Liable, because the police acted reasonably in self-defence and did not break the chain of causation
  5. 5. A · Ivey v Genting Casinos
  6. 6. C · Murder
  7. 7. A · Informed consent to the risk of infection could be a defence to inflicting GBH under s20
  8. 8. A · Entering a part of a building as a trespasser is enough

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