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Criminal Law Quiz am Criminal Law, erstellt von Jade Herring am 20/04/2013.
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Frage 1

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The case of Stone v Dobinson [1977] demonstrates a duty can arise in which situations?
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  • Relationship
  • Statute
  • Voluntary Assumption

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In which situations can a person have a duty to act?
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  • Statute, Voluntary Assumption, Law Enforcement, Contract of Employment, Marriage
  • Contract of Employment, Statute, Law Enforcement,. Relationship, Voluntary Relationship, Creating a Dangerous Situation

Frage 3

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What does the case of Dytham [1979] demonstrate?
Antworten
  • You can have a duty under a law enforcement
  • You have a duty to act when you see something is not right

Frage 4

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Which cases demonstrate a duty to act through creating a dangerous situation?
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  • Instan [1893]
  • Lewis v CPS [2002]
  • Lowe [1973]
  • Miller [1982]
  • Evans [2009]

Frage 5

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What do you have to do to discharge a duty?
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  • Take reasonable steps
  • Look at the defendants state of mind at the time

Frage 6

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Which case stated that the burden of proof is always on the prosecution?
Antworten
  • Woolmington v DPP [1935]
  • Woolmington v DPP [1967]

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Which can held conduct has to be voluntary?
Antworten
  • Winzar v CS Working Police Station [1983]
  • Winzar v CC of Kent [1983]

Frage 8

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What generally comes after a word meaning 'causing'? i.e. ocassioning
Antworten
  • Circumstance
  • Consequence

Frage 9

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What do you have to prove in causation?
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  • Causation in Fact - BUT-FOR-TEST = White [1910]
  • Causation in Law - SUBSTANTIAL CAUSE = Cheshire [1991]
  • Causation in Law - SUBSTANTIAL = Cheshire [1991] & OPERATING CAUSE.

Frage 10

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What do the cases of Latimer (1866) & Pembilton (1874) demonstrate?
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  • You transfer actus reus from A to B & has to be actus reus of the same crime = transferred malice.
  • You cannot transfer malice until both the mens rea and actus reus have been committed against both the V's.

Frage 11

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What does state of affairs mean?
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  • This is part of the mens rea and the defendants state of mind at the time of their actions
  • This is part of the actus reus and is a word describing some form of conduct

Frage 12

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Which case stated that you can not double transfer transferred malice?
Antworten
  • AG Reference (No.3 of 1994) [1997]
  • AG Reference (No.2 of 1994) [1998]

Frage 13

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Unreasonable mistake is what?
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  • Thinking about the risk and unreasonably concluding it would not happen.
  • Thinking about the risk and running it anyway

Frage 14

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Principle of Contemporaneity - Which cases represent mens rea prior to actus reus?
Antworten
  • Miller [1982]
  • Thabo Meli [1954]
  • Lowe [1973]
  • Church [1965]
  • Fagan v MPC [1969]
  • Le Brun [1991]

Frage 15

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What is negligence?
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  • Failing to take reasonable steps
  • Failing to take reasonable care

Frage 16

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What is it called when a person fails to give reasonable thought to a risk when a reasonable person would have been aware of the risk?
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  • Unreasonable Interference
  • Unreasonable Inadvertance

Frage 17

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What happened in the case of White [1910]?
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  • Put poison in the V's drink causing them to suffer a heart attack & die. Guilty for murder as his actions caused the V's death.
  • Put poison in the V's drink causing them to suffer a heart attack & die. Was not the cause of her death = causation was missing & so wasn't guilty of murder. Guilty of attempted murder.

Frage 18

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Principle of Contemporaneity - Which cases represent the actus reus occurring prior to the mens rea?
Antworten
  • Fagan v MPC [1969]
  • Le Brun [1991]
  • Miller [1992]
  • Church [1965]
  • Miller [1982]

Frage 19

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The mens rea of intention is split in to two: these two are?
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  • Direct & Oblique
  • Direct & Opaque

Frage 20

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If the defendant intends a consequence, if they desire it, it is their purpose or aim - this is ... intention?
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  • Direct
  • Oblique

Frage 21

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Can a defendant be found to have intended a circumstance even if they have not aimed for the consequence to occur?
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  • Yes - Virtually certain
  • No

Frage 22

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Which case stated that you can be guilty of murder if the defendant knew/realised death or GBH was virtually certain?
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  • Woolinmington v DPP [1935]
  • Woollin [1998]

Frage 23

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Oblique intention is a ... test
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  • Objective
  • Subjective

Frage 24

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Negligence is a ... test.
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  • Objective
  • Subjective

Frage 25

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Intention is a ... test.
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  • Subbjective
  • Objective

Frage 26

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Virtual certainty of a consequence is evidence of intention states...
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  • Nedrick [1986]
  • Nedrick [1985]

Frage 27

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Maloney [1985] set out what?
Antworten
  • Forseeing something as a natural consequence is evidence of intention.
  • Forseeing something as a natural consequence cannot be evidence of intention

Frage 28

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R v Smith [1974] was about what?
Antworten
  • Mistake of fact - defendant damaged property believing it was his own
  • Mistake of law - defendant damaged property believing it was his own

Frage 29

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A consequence has to be highly probable for intention states...
Antworten
  • Maloney [1985]
  • Hancock [1986]

Frage 30

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G [2003] defined recklessness as...
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  • 'A person acts recklessly with respect to...a) circumstance when he is aware of a risk that it exists or will exists...b) a result when he is aware that it will occur & it is, in the circumstances known to him, unreasonable to take that risk.'
  • 'A person acts reckless is he does an act which creates an obvious & serious risk that property will be destroyed or damaged & either a) recognised there was some risk but nevertheless went on to do it or b) gave no thought to the possibility of there being such a risk.'

Frage 31

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G [2003] took back the definition of recklessness in which cases?
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  • Cunningham [1957] - meaning of recklessness (if aware of the risk)
  • Brady [2010] - test - was what they did unjustifiable?
  • Adomako [1994] - test - was it objective?
  • Brady [2006] - test - was what they did unjustifiable?

Frage 32

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Which cases demonstrated a mistake of fact? (must relate to element in the AR)
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  • DPP v Santana Bermudez [2003]
  • DPP v Morgan [1976]
  • DPP v B (A minor) [2000]

Frage 33

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Why did G [2003] find Caldwell's definition of recklessness wrong altogether?
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  • The subjective test ran counter to the principles of mens rea & should revert to having an objective test
  • The objective test ran counter to the principles of mens rea & should revert to having an subjective test

Frage 34

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Wounding or causing GBH with intent is under which section of the Offences Against the Person Act?
Antworten
  • S.20
  • S.18

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Wounding or Causing GBH, under s.20 OAPA can be committed...
Antworten
  • Negligently
  • Recklessly

Frage 36

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Assault Ocassioning Actual Bodily Harm is under which section & what doesn't the act involve?
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  • S.18. ABH doesn't involve wounding or intent
  • S.47. ABH doesn't involve GBH or wound

Frage 37

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'Intentionally or recklessly inflicting unlawful force or violence on V without consent' is what?
Antworten
  • Physical Assault (Battery)
  • Psychic Assault (Assault)

Frage 38

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'Intentionally or recklessly causing V to apprehend immediate & unlawful force or violence' is what?
Antworten
  • Psychic Assault (Assault)
  • Physical Assault (Battery)

Frage 39

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A common law battery is touching someone and causing an injury
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 40

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A battery...
Antworten
  • only involves proof of contact, no injury.
  • involves proof of contact causing an injury

Frage 41

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A battery has to be in some form hostile or agressive
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 42

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Which case stated that the contact for a battery has to be unlawful else the actus reus is not complete?
Antworten
  • Fagan v MPC [1969]
  • Williams (Gladstone) [1987]

Frage 43

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Which case stated that you cannot commit an assault by omission?
Antworten
  • Fagan v MPC [1969]
  • DPP v Santana Bermudez [2003]

Frage 44

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An assault can occur
Antworten
  • By frightening someone
  • By making them fear something is going to happen

Frage 45

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Assault - Which case stated that words can negate apprehension?
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  • Turberville v Savage (1669)
  • Constanza [1997]
  • Ireland v Burstow [1998]
  • Smith v CS of Working (1983)

Frage 46

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What did Ireland v Burstow [1998] prove?
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  • Silence cannot negate an assault.
  • Silence can negate an assault.

Frage 47

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Can an assault occur through words?
Antworten
  • No - Constanza [1997]
  • Yes - Constanza [1997]

Frage 48

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What happened in the case of Smith v CS of Working [1983]
Antworten
  • an assault occurred because the defendant was on the other side of the window and this was classed as sufficiently imminent
  • an assault didn't occur because the defendant was on the other side of the window and therefore couldn't touch the V immediately and just frightened the V.

Frage 49

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A fear of violence 'within a minute or two' might be sufficient to constitute an assault stated...
Antworten
  • Lord Diplock in Ireland [1997]
  • Lord Steyn in Ireland [1997]

Frage 50

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The fact that a defendant did not intend to carry out an attack against the V does not mean he didn't constitute an assault. Which case?
Antworten
  • Logdon v DPP [1976]
  • Lowe [1973]

Frage 51

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Williams (Gladstone) [1987] proved that assault was...
Antworten
  • a strict liability crime
  • a full mens rea offence

Frage 52

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What is the mens rea of S.18 Wounding with Intent
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  • An intent to wound
  • An intent to cause GBH

Frage 53

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Foresight that serious harm would probably not happen is not the same as an intention to cause GBH - must have ulterior intent (mens rea specifies more than you have to do to commit actus reus)
Antworten
  • Bryony [1985]
  • Bryson [1985]

Frage 54

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The actus reus of S.20 Wounding is: the defendant unlawfully either:
Antworten
  • Wounded
  • Inflicted Grevious Bodily Harm
  • Wounded with intent
  • Inflicted Actual Bodily Harm

Frage 55

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S.20 - GBH is 'really serious bodily harm' states:
Antworten
  • DPP v Morgan [1961]
  • DPP v Smith [1961]

Frage 56

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Ireland v Burstow [1998] set out that psychological injuries can fall under s.20 IF...
Antworten
  • The V was really frightened
  • It was a recognisable psychological condition

Frage 57

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Under S.47 you need to show that the def. intended or foresaw actual bodily harm
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  • True
  • False

Frage 58

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Under s.20 OAPA, for the mens rea, it is necessary to show that the defendant intended or foresaw that the V would suffer GBH
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 59

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C v Eisenhower [1984] stated a wound is...
Antworten
  • a break in the continuity of the whole of the skin.
  • a scratch that draws blood

Frage 60

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The court has held when assessing whether injuries are 'really serious' to constitute GBH, the impact of the injuries on a particular V must be taken in to account states:
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  • Saunders [1985]
  • Rupert [1974]
  • Bollom [2003]

Frage 61

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Can S.20 involve VERY serious psychological harm?
Antworten
  • No - Burstow [1998]
  • Yes - Burstow [1998]

Frage 62

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Chan-Fook [1994] stated that harm...
Antworten
  • need not be permanent, but it should 'not be so trivial as to be wholly insignificant.'
  • must be permanent and enough to be 'wholly significant'

Frage 63

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DDP v Smith [2006] is about
Antworten
  • a womans ponytail being cut off = held to be ABH as no need to show pain because harm includes hurt or damage. Court emphasised hair was an intrinsic part to the identify of individual.
  • a campaign of domestic violence where the def had caused the V to suffer severe psychological harm but this wasn't concluded as an actual recognised illness.

Frage 64

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Ireland v Burstow [1998] set out that psychological injuries can fall under s.20 IF...
Antworten
  • The V was really frightened
  • It was a recognisable psychological condition

Frage 65

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What happened in the case of Saunders [1985]? (S.20 OAPA)
Antworten
  • approached a stranger sitting at the roadside. Asked him what his problem was and he was attacked breaking his nose and suffering other injuries.
  • approached a stranger sitting at the roadside. asked him what his problem was and he said there wasn't one. punched him in face breaking nose & suffering other injuries.

Frage 66

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Mens rea for s.20 is that def must intend or foresee (Cunningham Reckless). Not necessary to show def. believed would cause the V harm. Enough to prove he believed he MIGHT. This point stressed in?
Antworten
  • Rush (1994) & DPP v A [2001]
  • Rushmore (1992) & DPP v A [2001]

Frage 67

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Sufficient that the def intended or could forsee some harm will result from actions was proved in...
Antworten
  • Savage v Parmenter [1982]
  • Savage v Parmenter [1992]

Frage 68

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What is actual bodily harm?
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  • 'any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort' of the V - Donovan [1934]
  • 'any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort' of the V - Chan-Fook [1994]

Frage 69

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Even though technically these could involve ABH, the Crown Prosecution Guidelines recommend charging as battery:
Antworten
  • grazes, minor bruising, scratches, abrasions, swellings, reddening of the skin, superficial cuts, a 'black eye'
  • major bruising, distress, cuts, drawing blood, swellings, a 'black eye'

Frage 70

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What is the actus reus of murder?
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  • Unlawful killing of another under the queen's peace
  • Unlawful killing of another person under the queen's peace

Frage 71

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Which case set out that a victim of murder has to be a person?
Antworten
  • AG Reference (No.4 of 1992) [1998]
  • AG Reference (No.3 of 1994) [1998]

Frage 72

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Murder is not unlawful if done in self-defence
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  • True
  • False

Frage 73

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Does causation have to be proven in murder?
Antworten
  • Yes
  • No

Frage 74

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What happened in the case of R v Blaue [1975]?
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  • V was extremely drunk and ran away from def who was assaulting him - died when feel in to a gutter & was hit by a car.
  • Girl refused blood transfusion due to her religion after being stabbed by the def 4 times.

Frage 75

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What is the Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 about?
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  • It is now the law that a defendant is liable for murder only if the V died within a year and a day of the def's actions.
  • It used to be the law that the def would be liable for murder only if the V died within a year and a day of the def's actions & this act abolished the rule as it gave rise to difficulties.

Frage 76

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In which case did the V, who was extremely drunk, run away from the def who was assaulting him and died when V fell in gutter & was hit by a car?
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  • Corbett [2000]
  • Corbett [1996]
  • Corbett [1998]
  • Corbett [1975]

Frage 77

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In which case was the mens rea of murder established?
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  • Caldwell [1981] - def did not intend to kill but intended to cause GBH = sufficient for murder conviction.
  • Cunningham [1982] - def did not intend to kill but intended to cause GBH = sufficient for murder conviction.

Frage 78

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In what circumstances will the def remain liable for causing the death of V when something intervened between D's conduct & death?
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  • Medical intervention (Cheshire [1991]); V refuses medical treatment (R v Blaue [1975]); D's conduct still operative (Blaue); Reasonable attempt to escape by V (Roberts; Corbett [1996])
  • V ran away and suffered a heart attack (Cheshire [1991]); Failure of medical intervention by medical staff; D's conduct is operative (Blaue); Def committed an assault made worse by a third party

Frage 79

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Prior to the mens rea of murder we use now, what was it known as beforehand that was deemed misleading?
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  • Malice anafterthought
  • Malice aforethought

Frage 80

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Intention to kill (express malice) & intention to inflict GBH (implied malice) - which mindset has to be in use for the mens rea of murder?
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  • Both at the same time
  • Intention to kill
  • Intention to inflict GBH
  • Either one must be in use

Frage 81

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Def may not have acted with the purpose of killing or causing GBH but it was an extremely likely result of the def's actions. This was set out in?
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  • Woollin [1999] - tested subjectively (def knew, wanted, desired). Jury may fin intention only if the death or GBH was a virtually certain result.
  • Cunningham [1982] - tested subjectively (def knew, wanted, desired). Jury may fin intention only if the death or GBH was a virtually certain result.

Frage 82

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What is voluntary manslaughter?
Antworten
  • Where murder is reduced to manslaughter
  • The same as murder

Frage 83

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Murder will be reduced to voluntary manslaughter in which of these circumstances?
Antworten
  • Involuntary Intoxication
  • Abnormality of mental functioning (diminished responsibility)
  • Insanity
  • A loss of self-control

Frage 84

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The 3 mens rea's of involuntary manslaughter are...
Antworten
  • Intending to do unlawful/dangerous act (Constructive Manslaughter)
  • Negligence
  • Recklessness
  • Gross Negligence
  • Intention

Frage 85

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AG Reference (No.3 of 1994) [1998] found that for a person to be guilty of constructive manslaughter, it must be proved they performed an act which was:
Antworten
  • Negligent, dangerous, caused the death of the V
  • Unlawful, negligent, caused the death of the V
  • Unlawful, dangerous, caused the death of the V

Frage 86

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R v MD [2004] set out what?
Antworten
  • If there is a desire or purpose to intend to kill or cause GBH, don't have to use Woollin. Virtual certainty does not need to be discussed if def had direct intent.
  • Virtual certainty still needs to be discussed even if the def had a desire or purpose to intend to kill or cause GBH as you need to look at whether the reasonable person would have been aware of the risk.

Frage 87

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The Court concluded a negligent omission was not sufficient for constructive manslaughter in which case?
Antworten
  • Pittwood (1902)
  • Lowe [1973]

Frage 88

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Which cases demonstrated that an unlawful act, under constructive manslaughter, need not be against a person?
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  • AG Reference (No.3 of 1994) [1998] & Dhaliwal [2006]
  • AG Reference (No.4 of 1994) [1998] & Dalby [1982]

Frage 89

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The cases of DPP v Newbury [1976] & Goodfellow [1986] proved what?
Antworten
  • An offence against property is not successful under constructive manslaughter
  • An offence against property is successful is caused the death of V

Frage 90

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Under constructive manslaughter, the unlawful act must be a crime for it to succeed. In which case did the prosecution fail for constructive manslaughter because there was no unlawful crime?
Antworten
  • Dhaliwal [2006] - husband was abusive to wife causing severe emotional trauma = committed suicide. Psychological damage is not a crime or unlawful act.
  • Goodfellow [1986] - husband was abusive to wife causing severe emotional trauma = committed suicide. Psychological damage is not a crime or unlawful act.

Frage 91

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Which case defined 'dangerous' as something likely to cause harm (Constructive Manslaughter)?
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  • Dalby [1982]
  • Goodfellow [1986]
  • Church [1966]

Frage 92

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Dangerousness is to be tested objectively - not need to show def was aware act was dangerous; question is whether a reasonable person would appreciate its dangerous. This point was demonstrated in?
Antworten
  • Dawson (1985)
  • Dalby (1982)

Frage 93

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What set of facts are correct for the case of Watson [1989]?
Antworten
  • The V was a frail 87 year old man & def broke in to his house. Man had serious heart condition, suffered a heart attack & died. This wouldn't have been foreseeable to the reasonable person just because of the age of the man. The man wasn't convicted because of this reason.
  • The V was a frail 87 year old man & def broke in to his house. Man had serious heart condition, suffered a heart attack & died. This would have been foreseeable because of frailty of the old man. The def wasn't convicted because wasn't enough evidence to link burglary to heart attack.

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Why was the def found guilty in the case of Rogers [2003]?
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  • Supplied the V with heroin with the knowledge the V would administer it & had a weak heart.
  • Prepared the heroin & applied the tourniquet to V's arm then V self-injected.

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What is the difference between the decision in Dias [2002] & Finlay [2003]?
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  • In Dias the def was not found guilty, even though purchased heroin & prepared syringe for V, because the V broke the chain by administering it themselves. In Finlay the def was not guilty because it was not reasonably foreseeable that the V would administer the heroin straight away when it was prepared.
  • In Dias the def was not found guilty, even though purchased heroin & prepared syringe for V, because the V broke the chain by administering it themselves. In Finlay the def was liable as self-injection didn't break chain as was reasonably foreseeable.

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Def killed V foreseeing a risk of death or serious injury is...
Antworten
  • Subjective Negligence Manslaughter
  • Subjective Recklessness Manslaughter

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In the case of Carey [2006], where a girl ran away & suffered a heart attack due to unknown heart condition, why could the def not be convicted under constructive manslaughter?
Antworten
  • It wasn't the unlawful, dangerous act that caused the death of the V (the punch) - it was the affray because the def's behaviour caused the V to run away. Reasonable person would not have realised this was likely to cause physical injury.
  • It wasn't know to the def that the V had a weak heart and that her behaviour would cause the V to suffer a heart attack and therefore the link was missing between the actus reus & mens rea.

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The unlawful & dangerous act must cause the death of the V. However this was overlooked in the case of ...
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  • Cato [1987] - def supplied heroin to V & with consent he administered it - V died from overdose. CA held that the unlawful act was the possession of the drugs, not the administration which caused the death. Therefore link was missing.
  • Cato [1976] - def supplied heroin to V & with consent he administered it - V died from overdose. CA held that the unlawful act was the possession of the drugs, not the administration which caused the death. Therefore link was missing.

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Which case set definition of subjective recklessness?
Antworten
  • Caldwell [1981]
  • R v G [2003]

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In which case did 2 young doctors admit medication wrongly resulting in death?
Antworten
  • Adomako [1994]
  • Singh [1999]

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In which case did the def set fire to his house killing wife, son & other woman as a scam because he wanted to move from his council house but couldn't? REALISING A RISK, HOWEVER SLIGHT, OF PHYSICAL INJURY.
Antworten
  • Lidar [2000]
  • Goodfellow (1986)

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Gross negligence is a ... test
Antworten
  • Subjective
  • Objective

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Misra & Srivastava [2004] confirmed what degree of risk for gross negligence manslaughter?
Antworten
  • Must be a risk of GBH
  • Must be a risk of death

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Gross Negligence isn't just negligence, it is serious negligence. Therefore there are 4 elements which are:
Antworten
  • D owed duty of care towards V; D breached the duty; Breach caused V's death; Breach (negligence) so gross as to amount to crime.
  • D owed duty of care to V; D breached the duty; Breach caused injury; Breach was negligent

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In Evans [2009] the def supplied sister with heroin. She began to exhibit signs of overdose but def & mother did not call medical assistance = V died. Why was the sister under a duty to act & had a duty of care?
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  • Due to the relationship (sisters).
  • Because she created a dangerous situation

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A subjective state of mind isn't relevant for Gross Negligence as it is an objective test. However, if there is gross negligence, the state of mind can be relevant because it can make that negligence gross - awareness of the risk could tip the balance. Demonstrated in?
Antworten
  • R (On Application of Rowley) v DPP [2003]
  • R (On Application of Rowley) v DPP [1991]

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Why was there a conviction of manslaughter in Singh [1999]?
Antworten
  • Def followed up complaints about a defective gas fire within a lodging house he run with his father. Contact a gas fitter who did not reasonably foresee that there was a problem with carbon monoxide and caused the death of a lodger.
  • Def followed up complaints about defective gas fire within a lodging house he run with his father other than to inspect it himself. Lodger died of carbon monoxide poisoning from the fire.

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Actus reus of criminal damage is...
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  • destruction to property belonging to another person without lawful excuse
  • destruction of or damage to property belonging to another without lawful excuse
  • damage of property belonging to another without lawful excuse
  • destruction of or damage to property belonging to another person without lawful excuse

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Why was there no criminal damage in the case of A (A Juvenile) v R [1978]?
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  • Spitting on a policeman's coat was held to be an assault not criminal damage
  • Spitting on a policeman's coat was held not to be criminal damage because of the coats material

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What happened in the case of Fiak [2005]
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  • Def flooded a police cell by blocking a toilet = resulting in criminal damage
  • Def pulled his bed apart in a police cell = resulting in criminal damage

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Which section of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 sets out the definition of criminal damage?
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  • S.2(1)
  • S.4(1)
  • S.1(1)
  • S.3(1)

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In what case did the def do a karate kick believing no harm would be done & smashed a window? = no mens rea - not guilty.
Antworten
  • Avon v Shimmen [1986]
  • Denton [1982]

Frage 113

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Painting on a pavement is criminal damage demonstrated the case of...
Antworten
  • Hardman v CC of Avon [1986]
  • Hardman v CC of Avon [1968]

Frage 114

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In which case did the def jump on a policeman's hat resulting in conviction of criminal damage?
Antworten
  • A (A Juvenile) v R [1978]
  • Samuels v Stubbs [1972]
  • Hardman v CC of Avon [1986]

Frage 115

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What happened in the case of Fiak [2005]
Antworten
  • Def flooded a police cell by blocking a toilet = resulting in criminal damage
  • Def pulled his bed apart in a police cell = resulting in criminal damage

Frage 116

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In what case did a hacker access an academic network, delete/add files, left messages & change passwords? Proving need not be tangible property for criminal damage.
Antworten
  • Whiteley [1991]
  • Whiteley [1996]

Frage 117

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Property & Belonging to Another is under which section of the Criminal Damage Act 1971
Antworten
  • S.6
  • S.10
  • S.4
  • S.11

Frage 118

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Def intended or was reckless as to damaging property belonging to another is the mens rea for which crime?
Antworten
  • Aggrivated Criminal Damage
  • Criminal Damage

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Without lawful (belief in consent - mens rea for criminal damage) is under which section of the Criminal Damage Act 1971?
Antworten
  • S.6(2)(a)
  • S.5(2)(a)

Frage 120

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Without lawful excuse is demonstrated in the case of... where the def set fire to machinery after being asked by his employer to do so.
Antworten
  • Denton [1999]
  • Denton [1982]

Frage 121

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Without lawful excuse is demonstrated in the case of... where the def set fire to machinery after being asked by his employer to do so.
Antworten
  • Denton [1999]
  • Denton [1982]

Frage 122

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The case of Blake v DPP [1993] stated what?
Antworten
  • belief in god's consent is not enough
  • belief in god's consent is enough

Frage 123

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Without lawful excuse is a defence to property under which section of the Criminal Damage Act 1971?
Antworten
  • S.5(2)(b)
  • S.5(2)(c)
  • S.5(2)(a)

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Under S.5(2)(b) (without lawful excuse defence to property) - the def must be arguing the damage was done in order to protect the property belonging to the def or another believing two things... What are they?
Antworten
  • Property is in need of immediate protection & Means adopted are reasonable in all circumstances
  • Property was deemed dangerous & means adopted are reasonable in all circumstances

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What happened in the case of Hunt (1978)?
Antworten
  • Def set fire to bedding in block of flats to demonstrate inadequacy of fire alarms = no defence. Did it to show inadequacy of fire alarms not to protect the property.
  • Def set fire to bedding in block of flats to demonstrate inadequacy of fire alarms = defence. By proving the inadequacy of the fire alarms - protecting property.

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In what case did the mother and another person break in to the child's fathers house to remove the child believing the child was at risk? (Child not property)
Antworten
  • Baker & Wilkinson [1997]
  • Baker & Wilkins [1997]

Frage 127

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What is aggrivated criminal damage?
Antworten
  • Damage done to property during a burglary
  • Same as criminal damage except property doesn't have to belong to another

Frage 128

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Can aggrivated criminal damage be committed by the defendant damaging his own property?
Antworten
  • Yes
  • No

Frage 129

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The case of Sangha [1988] proved what?
Antworten
  • Def caused fire in a flat that, unbeknown to him, no one was in. However, a reasonable person would have thought there was a risk = doesn't have to be an endangerment.
  • Def caused fire in a flat that, unbeknown to him, no one was in. However, a reasonable person would have thought there was a risk = does have to be an endangerment to life.

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What is the mens rea of aggrivated criminal damage?
Antworten
  • must be shown that def intended to destroy or damage property & must show def intended or was reckless to endangerment of a life due to criminal damage.
  • must be shown that def intended or was reckless in destroying or damaging property & must show def intended or was reckless to endangerment of a life due to criminal damage.

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Steer [1987] proved that
Antworten
  • there has to be the risk of endangerment from the criminal damage
  • that endangerment must be a result of the criminal damage
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