Criminal law worksheet with answers

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

1. AStole the goods personally
2. BKept the goods for over a month
3. CSold the goods for profit
4. DKnew or believed the goods to be stolen

In English law, a battery is:

1. AAny rude remark made in public
2. BCausing another to apprehend the immediate application of unlawful force
3. CCausing serious injury with a weapon
4. DThe intentional or reckless application of unlawful force to another

Unlawful act manslaughter is a form of:

1. AVoluntary manslaughter
2. BAttempted murder
3. CDiminished responsibility
4. DInvoluntary manslaughter

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

1. AR v Ghosh
2. BR v Cunningham
3. CIvey v Genting Casinos
4. DDonoghue v Stevenson

Involuntary intoxication can be a defence when:

1. AThe defendant was less inhibited but still formed intent
2. BIt meant the defendant lacked the required mens rea
3. CThe offence is a strict liability offence
4. DThe defendant chose to drink heavily

The "thin skull" rule in criminal law means:

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

Under the "transferred malice" doctrine, if A aims a blow at B but hits C:

1. AA cannot be liable for harm to C because A had no mens rea at all in relation to C
2. BA is only liable for attempted harm to C
3. CA's intention towards B is transferred, so A can be liable for the harm to C
4. DB becomes liable for the harm to C

The principle of "ne bis in idem" means that:

1. AEvery crime must be punished twice
2. BAppeals are forbidden
3. CTwo judges must hear every case
4. DA person cannot be tried or punished twice for the same offence