Offences Which Threaten Or Harm Bodily Integrity

Question 1

The means rea of murder is…

Answer 1

Wicked intent to kill, or wicked recklessness

Question 2

Intentionally causing someone’s death would ordinarily be murder, but the accused could instead be found guilty of culpable homicide if…

Answer 2

• the accused was provoked into killing

- the accused was suffering from diminished responsibility at the time of the killing

Question 3

Jonathan punches Archie’s nose. Archive falls backwards, hits his head on a lamp-post and dies as a result. Jonathan has committed …

Answer 3

Unlawful act involuntary culpable homicide

Question 4

Jim gives Kathy some heroine. Kathy injects the Herron into her arm and dies as a result. Jim could be charged with …

Answer 4

Unlawful act involuntary culpable homicide

Question 5

Martha is spray painting a bus shelter with paint, in an act of vandalism. Some paint goes in Joseph’s eye - he was standing behind the shelter and Martha did not see him. Is Martha guilty of assaulting him?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

Abdullah assaults Pedro when Pedro is at Abdullah’s house, having dinner with him. This could be charged as the aggravated assault of hamesucken.

True or False?

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Chelsea is charged with assaulting Diana by breaking her arm in a fight outside a pub, but Diana consented to fight with Chelsea.

What could Chelsea be charged with?

Answer 7

Assaulting Diana since consent is no defence.

Question 8

The crime of corporate manslaughter can be charged in Scotland.

True or False?

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Voluntary culpable homicide has the same actus reus as involuntary culpable homicide.

True or False?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What is Drury v HM Advocate a leading case on?

Answer 10

Provocation