Criminal law worksheet with answers

In English law, "voluntary manslaughter" refers to:

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

In English law, rape is defined in which statute?

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

The presumption of innocence means:

1. AThe accused is treated as innocent until proven guilty
2. BEveryone arrested is guilty
3. CThe accused must prove their innocence beyond reasonable doubt
4. DJudges cannot convict anyone

D gets drunk voluntarily, mistakenly believes he is being attacked and stabs V. Under English law, D:

1. AHas a complete defence of intoxication
2. BCan always rely on any honest belief, however it arose, in self-defence
3. CCannot rely on a drunken mistaken belief in self-defence
4. DIs automatically guilty of murder

D drives a car she believes is her own, but which is actually V's identical car. She is not guilty of theft because:

1. ACars cannot be stolen under the Theft Act
2. BThe car was insured by V
3. CShe returned it the next morning
4. DShe is not dishonest and lacks intent to deprive another

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

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

In "Thabo Meli v R", the defendants beat the victim, believed him dead and threw him off a cliff, where he died of exposure. The court held:

1. AThe series of acts formed one transaction, so actus reus and mens rea coincided
2. BThe victim's death was not caused by the defendants
3. CThe defendants were guilty only of attempted murder
4. DThere was no murder because the mens rea existed only before the act that actually caused death

In R v Brown (1993), the House of Lords held that consent was no defence to s47 and s20 charges arising from:

1. ASurgery carried out without the patient's signature
2. BConsensual sado-masochistic acts between adults in private
3. CTattoos applied by a licensed tattoo artist
4. DInjuries suffered in properly conducted boxing matches between consenting adults