Criminal cases

Question 1

murder

Answer 1

wybrow - guy wired a soap dish next to bath in attempt to murder his wife

Question 2

transferred malice

Answer 2

r v latimer

Question 3

theft

Answer 3

r v morris

Question 4

mens rea for murder

Answer 4

r v saudners - the word ‘serious’ could be safely omitted

Question 5

self defense

Answer 5

clegg - soldier using excessive force, killing someone who failed to stop at a checklight

Question 6

strict liabillity

Answer 6

blake - man owned and stream a radio station without a licence

Question 7

loss of control

Answer 7

clinton - killed his wife following taunts about affairs and mental illnes

Question 8

actus rea for assault

Answer 8

logdon v dpp - there does not need to be an actual threat

Question 9

mens rea battery

Answer 9

parameter - d assaulted his baby (recklessness)

Question 10

abh

Answer 10

miller - injury does not need to be permanent but enough to be annoying for an extended time

Question 11

gbh s.20

Answer 11

eisenhower - skin breaks and is apparent

Question 12

mens rea robbery

Answer 12

dawson and james - guy pushed someone on the floor so they could steal their wallet

Question 13

automatism

Answer 13

hill v baxter - guy hit a guy with a car and remered nothing

Question 14

intoxication

Answer 14

kingston - guy was spiked and drug led him to molest a boy

Question 15

self defence

Answer 15

martin - he shot a man attempting to burgal his house - this didnt count as a defence as he shot him when he was tryna leave

Question 16

duress by threat

Answer 16

gotts - father threated son who was 16 to kill his mum

Question 17

duress by circumstances

Answer 17

conway - guy drove fast after he thought he was shot at