Chapter 9 Multiple choice questions

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. Which of the following cannot be the victim of homicide?

A 9 year old boy correct incorrect

A baby in the womb correct incorrect

A person who is dying correct incorrect

A person in prison correct incorrect

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. Murder is unlawful homicide committed with...

Premeditation correct incorrect

Hatred correct incorrect

Malice aforethought correct incorrect

Ill-will correct incorrect

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. Which one of the following is diminished responsibility a defence to?

Wounding or causing GBH correct incorrect

Attempted murder correct incorrect

Manslaughter correct incorrect

Murder correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements about the defence of loss of self-control is incorrect?

Loss of self-control is a defence which if successfully pleaded reduces D's offence from murder to manslaughter. correct incorrect

Loss of self-control may arise where D feared serious violence from V correct incorrect

The burden of proof is on D to show that he acted under a loss of self-control correct incorrect

Where D relies on things done or said by another as the explanation for his loss of self-control, his plea will not succeed unless those things done or said objectively amount to circumstances of an extremely grave character causing him to have a justifiable sense of being seriously wronged. correct incorrect

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. Section 4(1) of the Homicide Act 1957 provides that a person who is involved in suicide pact shall be convicted of what?

Manslaughter correct incorrect

Murder correct incorrect

Attempted murder correct incorrect

Wounding or causing GBH correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements relating to unlawful act manslaughter is correct?

It is not enough that the unlawful act creates a risk of harm to someone; there is also a need for the unlawful act to be directed at the person who ultimately dies as a result of it. correct incorrect

The unlawful act needs to create a risk of harm, and the defendant needs to have foreseen the risk of such harm correct incorrect

It is enough that the unlawful act creates a risk of harm to someone and there is no need for the unlawful act to be directed at the person who ultimately dies as a result of it. correct incorrect

The defendant doesn't have to carry out an act which is 'unlawful' – it is enough that the act is dangerous'. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following cases involved the defendant accidentally killing his friend with a revolver?

Franklin (1883) correct incorrect

Lamb (1967) correct incorrect

Woolmington v DPP (1935) correct incorrect

Lipman (1970) correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not an element of the offence of gross negligence manslaughter?

intentionally or recklessly doing an unlawful act correct incorrect

Duty of care owed by the defendant to the deceased. correct incorrect

Breach of the duty of care resulting in V's death correct incorrect

The breach of duty being grossly negligent. correct incorrect