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Chapter 12 Self-test questions
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A defendant can only use private defence if he is facing an ____ threat from the victim.
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Which of the following best explains why Tony Martin was not able to use private defence when he shot two men trespassing on his property?
He used an unlicensed gun.
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He was facing a justified threat.
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The amount of force he used was not reasonable.
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It was his fault that the men were on his property.
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Only in the most unusual of cases will the defence of necessity be available to a charge of murder.
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Which of the following statements best represents the current law on corporal punishment of children?
Parents have a defence to any criminal charge connected to corporal punishment of children.
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Parents are permitted to use a reasonable level of corporal punishment of children unless they cause actual bodily harm or a more serious injury
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Parents are permitted to use corporal punishment of children unless the amount of force used is unreasonable.
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Parents may never hit their children.
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Duress is a complete defence to all crimes.
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Which of the following are elements of the defence of duress? [Please select all that apply]
The defendant must act because of the threat or circumstance.
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The threat must be one of death or grievous bodily harm.
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The defendant must act reasonably in response to the threat.
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The threat must come from the victim.
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Which of the following are elements of the automatism defence? [Please select all that apply]
The defendant is suffering from an abnormality of mind.
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The defendant has suffered a complete loss of voluntary control.
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The automatism was caused by an external factor
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The defendant was not at fault in losing capacity.
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A defendant seeking to rely on insanity can either claim that he was insane when he committed the act or that he is insane at the time of trial (or both).
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The legal test for insanity is set out in the ____ rules.
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A child under the age of ___ cannot commit a crime.
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