Criminal law worksheet with answers

Unlawful act manslaughter is a form of:

1. ADiminished responsibility
2. BAttempted murder
3. CInvoluntary manslaughter
4. DVoluntary manslaughter

Automatism as a defence refers to:

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

In English law, rape is defined in which statute?

1. AThe Criminal Justice Act 1988
2. BThe Protection from Harassment Act 1997
3. CThe Offences Against the Person Act 1861
4. DThe Sexual Offences Act 2003

D attacks someone while sleepwalking. Following R v Burgess, the correct defence is:

1. ANon-insane automatism, because sleep is natural
2. BInvoluntary intoxication, because D was not aware
3. CSelf-defence, because D was dreaming of an attack
4. DInsanity, because sleepwalking was caused by an internal factor

D grabs V's handbag so forcefully that V's hand is pulled down. Following R v Clouden, this can be:

1. ARobbery, because force was used on the person to steal
2. BOnly battery, because the bag was not taken
3. CBurglary, because the bag was V's property
4. DOnly theft, because there was no direct contact with V's body

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

In R v Roberts (1971), a woman jumped from a moving car to escape a sexual assault and was injured. The court held the defendant liable unless her reaction was:

1. ATaken without first asking the defendant to stop the car and let her out
2. BMore dangerous than staying in the car
3. CCaused by her own panic and fear
4. DSo "daft" or unexpected that no reasonable person could have foreseen it

In the Dutch "Opticien" judgment (Hoge Raad, 1923), an optician sold glasses after closing time to a man who had broken his. The court recognised:

1. AAn official order (ambtelijk bevel) as a justification under Article 43 Sr
2. BMental disorder as an excuse under Article 39 Sr
3. CSelf-defence of property under Article 41 Sr
4. DNecessity (noodtoestand) as a form of overmacht under Article 40 Sr