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Chapter 5 Multiple choice questions
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Chapter 5 Multiple choice questions
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Which of the following is NOT an acceptable use of the word 'assault' in its broadest sense?
A technical assault which involves causing V to apprehend immediate force.
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V suffers psychological harm.
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As a collective noun encompassing the separate crimes of technical assault or battery.
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A common assault.
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Which of the following is FALSE in respect of a technical assault?
The
mens rea
is intention or recklessness to cause some harm.
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Words alone may amount to a technical assault.
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The
actus reus
of a technical assault may be satisfied where V expects to be hit now, but he is not afraid.
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Silence may amount to an assault
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Which of the following examples is NOT capable of being a battery?
D pushes V, who is blind
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D kisses V on the cheek
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D thumps V
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D waves his fists at V, who is blind
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Which of the following is NOT capable of amounting to an offence contrary to s. 47 Offences against the Person Act 1861?
A threat which causes the victim panic.
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A threatening telephone call which causes the victim to suffer psychiatric harm.
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A silent telephone call which causes the victim to suffer an identifiable clinical condition.
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A push which causes the victim to fall over and suffer a broken arm.
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If the prosecution has charged D with an offence contrary to s. 47 and has to prove a battery caused the harm, which of the following is the best description of the
mens rea
?
There is no
mens rea
for a s. 47 offence.
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Intention or recklessness to cause some harm.
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D intends to apply unlawful force, or D foresees that he might apply unlawful force.
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D intends to cause V actual bodily harm, or D foresees that he might cause V actual bodily harm.
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Which is the correct statement in respect of the
actus reus
of an offence under section 20 OAPA 1861?
Wound and cause any grievous bodily harm
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Wound and inflict any grievous bodily harm
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Wound or cause any grievous bodily harm
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Wound or inflict any grievous bodily harm
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Which of the following statements is the best description of the mens rea of an offence under s. 20 OAPA 1861?
Intention to wound
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Intention to cause grievous bodily
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Intention or recklessness to wound or inflict GBH
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Intention or recklessness to cause some harm
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Burstow appealed against his conviction under s. 20 on what point(s) of law?
Whether actual bodily harm can be caused by a silent telephone call
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Whether psychiatric harm is bodily harm
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Whether harm can be inflicted indirectly
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Both (b) and (c)
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Which is the correct statement in respect of the
actus reus
of an offence under section 18 OAPA 1861?
Wound and cause any grievous bodily harm
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Wound and inflict any grievous bodily harm
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incorrect
Wound or cause any grievous bodily harm
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Wound or inflict any grievous bodily harm
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Which of the following is the best description of the decision in
Brown
(1994)?
Branding a person's buttocks, at their request, is not a crime of violence or aggression.
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Sexual gratification is against the law.
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It is unlawful to cause actual bodily harm to another unless you can show doing so falls within one of the established exceptions.
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It is not for the criminal law to regulate the conduct of individuals in private.
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Which of the following statements best represents the law from the Court of Appeal decision in
Tabassum
(2000)?
The women did not consent to the quality of the act.
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D did not have medical qualifications or training.
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D did not tell the women he did not have medical qualifications or training.
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The court followed the decision from
Clarence
(1888).
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Which of the following statements best represents the law from the Court of Appeal decision in
Dica
(2004)?
If V is aware that D is HIV positive she V may give effective consent to the risk of acquiring HIV..
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D had unprotected consensual sexual intercourse with two women.
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D did not tell the women he was HIV positive.
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The court followed the decision from
Clarence
(1888).
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