Law random
- Created by: Lauren-kate-f
- Created on: 11-01-23 10:32
Other questions in this quiz
2. Which of the following offences is NOT an indictable only offence?
- Maliciously administering a poison with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy under s.24, OAPA 1861
- Maliciously administering a poison so as to endanger life or inflict GBH under s.23, OAPA 1861
- Maliciously wounding or inflicting GBH under s.20, OAPA 1861
- Wounding or causing GBH with intent under s.18, OAPA 1861
3. Which of the following is the most suitable description of indirect intent?
- Where D does not desire the consequences but foresees them as possible to occur
- Where D does not desire the consequences, but they are virtually certain to occur, and the defendant appreciates this
- Where D does not desire the consequences, but they are highly probable to occur and the defendant appreciates this
- D’s aim or purpose
4. Which of the following is an accurate description of voluntary manslaughter?
- Causing the death of a person with an intention to kill or cause GBH
- Recklessly causing the death of a person
- Causing the death of a person with an intention to kill or cause GBH and a special defence
- Causing the death of a person without the mens rea of murder
5. Which of the following statements about diminished responsibility is FALSE?
- The burden of disproving diminished responsibility is on the prosecution
- There must be medical evidence to support the fact that the defendant was suffering from an abnormality of mental functioning
- Diminished responsibility is no defence to attempted murder
- The abnormality of mental functioning must arise from a recognised medical condition
Comments
No comments have yet been made