Mens Rea

Question 1

Mohan (1976)

Answer 1

D accelerated towards police officer intending to run him over, police officer jumped out the way, convicted of attempted GBH

Question 2

DPP v Hyam (1975)

Answer 2

D was dating M who was engaged to V, D set V’s postbox on fire, whilst V escaped her two daughters didn’t and died

Question 3

R v Hancock and Shankland

Answer 3

Striking miners pushed a concrete breeze block from a bridge onto a highway, killing a driver

Question 4

Woollin (1998)

Answer 4

D lost his temper and threw his son towards the pram, missed and fractured the sons skull resulting in his death

Question 5

Cunningham (1957)

Answer 5

D entered empty house next to MIL, pulled gas meter off the wall causing gas to go into MIL house

Question 6

Mitchell (1983)

Answer 6

D tried to jump PO line, elderly man took issue with this and challenged him, D pushed V into an old lady who broke her leg and soon died

Question 7

Sweet v Parsley (1970)

Answer 7

D let rooms out to students unknown was smoking weed, charged because drugs were found

Question 8

R v Shah and Shah (1999)

Answer 8

Shop assistant sold lottery tickets to 13 year old, thinking they were 16

Question 9

R v Gammon (1985)

Answer 9

D was a cowboy building company making short cuts and deviating from plans and buildings were collapsing