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Chapter 14 Self-test questions
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Crimes where the defendant has taken steps towards committing the crime but has not yet done so are known as ____ offences.
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What is the
actus reus
of an attempt?
that the defendant has done an act which is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the offence
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that the defendant has tried, but failed to commit the offence and the victim has suffered no harm
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that the defendant has done more than merely thinking about committing the offence, but has put his plan into practice
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that the defendant has encouraged others to help him commit an offence
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According to the Court of Appeal in
Khan
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mens rea
of an attempt requires the defendant to intend to do his act, but the defendant need only be ____ as to the circumstances in which he acts.
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In
Shivpuri
the House of Lords held that a defendant who believed he was selling drugs, but was in fact selling vegetable matter, could not be guilty of an attempted offence.
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Which of the following best defines the
mens rea
for the offence of encouraging or assisting an offence contrary to s.44 of the Serious Crime Act 2007?
The defendant must foresee that the person encouraged or assisted might commit the offence.
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It must be foreseeable that the person encouraged or assisted might commit the offence.
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The defendant must intend to encourage or assist the commission of the offence..
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The defendant must foresee that it is very likely that the person encouraged or assisted will commit the offence.
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The offence of encouraging or assisting an offence is only committed if the person incited as a result commits an offence.
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A conspiracy is an _____ by two or more people to commit an offence.
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If the only two parties to a conspiracy are a husband and wife there can be no offence.
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The actus reus of the offence under s. 44 Serious Crime Act 2007 is doing an act ____ of encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence.
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The main difference between the offence in section 44 and in section 45 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 lies in the actus reus.
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