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1.Easy

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
2.Easy

Under section 4 of the Theft Act 1968, which of these cannot normally be stolen?

  1. AMoney
  2. BA bicycle
  3. CA bank balance
  4. DLand
3.Easy

In English law, a "wound" for section 20 OAPA 1861 requires:

  1. ALoss of consciousness
  2. BA break in both layers of the skin
  3. CAny visible bruise on the body
  4. DA broken bone
4.Medium

D puts poison in V's drink intending to kill her, but V dies of an unrelated heart attack before the poison works. D is guilty of:

  1. ANo offence at all
  2. BMurder
  3. CAttempted murder
  4. DManslaughter
5.Medium

D swaps price labels on two items in a supermarket, intending to pay the lower price. Following R v Morris, the appropriation took place when D:

  1. ASwitched the labels, assuming one of the owner's rights
  2. BLeft the shop without paying
  3. CPut the item in the trolley
  4. DPaid at the checkout
6.Medium

Two adult friends agree to a fist fight in the street, and one breaks the other's nose. Following A-G's Reference (No 6 of 1980), consent is:

  1. ARelevant only to the sentence and never to guilt
  2. BNo defence, because a street fight causing actual bodily harm is not in the public interest
  3. CA full defence, because both adults freely agreed to the fight and accepted the risk of injury
  4. DA defence only if the fight was planned in advance
7.Hard

Which of these is NOT a qualifying trigger for the loss of control defence under section 55 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009?

  1. AA combination of fear of violence and grave provocation
  2. BThings said or done of an extremely grave character
  3. CSexual infidelity, considered on its own
  4. DA fear of serious violence from the victim
8.Hard

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's intention towards B is transferred, so A can be liable for the harm to C
  3. CA is only liable for attempted harm to C
  4. DB becomes liable for the harm to C

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Robbery is theft accompanied by force or the threat of force
  2. 2. D · Land
  3. 3. B · A break in both layers of the skin
  4. 4. C · Attempted murder
  5. 5. A · Switched the labels, assuming one of the owner's rights
  6. 6. B · No defence, because a street fight causing actual bodily harm is not in the public interest
  7. 7. C · Sexual infidelity, considered on its own
  8. 8. B · A's intention towards B is transferred, so A can be liable for the harm to C

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