Chapter 4 Multiple choice questions

Chapter 4 Multiple choice questions

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. Which of the following statements is correct?

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. To which case does the following scenario apply?
A covert listening device had been planted in a suspect's home and police had unlawfully entered the home to replace batteries. The Court of Appeal held that the evidence should not be excluded. It was authentic, probative and relevant. The quality of the evidence had not been affected by the police action.

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. Police were concerned about a spate of heroin dealing in a local park. Police officer, Jane, in plain clothes, takes part in an undercover operation. One evening she noticed a group of young people huddled in a dark corner who dispersed hurriedly when they saw her approaching. One of the group, Harry, remained seated on a bench smoking. Jane asked him for a cigarette, and they begin chatting. Harry mentioned that he knew where to get hold of duty free 'smokes'. Jane asked if she can buy some from him but adds that what she really is desperate for is a heroin fix and she would pay three times the going rate for it. Harry replied that he had never dealt in heroin before but after Jane pressed him further he agreed to try to get some for her. He returned in half an hour and Jane gave him the high price she had offered for the heroin. Harry is charged with dealing in heroin. Advise Harry.

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. In A v Secretary of State for the Home Department (No 2) (2006) the House of Lords held that evidence obtained by torture was not admissible in English courts. Which of the following propositions is correct?

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. The following list includes the test set out in R v Smurthwaite (1994) for the treatment of evidence allegedly obtained by entrapment. Which item is wrongly included?

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. Residents in Amgate were concerned about a spate of thefts of roof racks from their parked cars. Police had been slow to investigate and no culprits were caught. Chloe made an indelible mark on her car rack which was then stolen a few weeks later. She put an appeal on the Whatsapp Group, for 'a secondhand car roof rack, no questions asked'. Gary replied by email that he had one and they agreed to meet in the car park of the local pub and that Chloe would be identified by carrying a copy of The Sun newspaper. Chloe paid for the car rack and, seeing that it contained her indelible mark, she secretly filmed Gary leaving in his car. She informed the police. Gary was traced and arrested, Advise Gary.

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. On what grounds did the court order a stay of prosecution in R v Grant (2005)?

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. Who gave the dissenting judgment in In McE v Prison Service (2009)?

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. Craig is suspected of drug dealing and in order to gather evidence police place a listening device on the outside of his house. The evidence is admitted by the domestic court, and he is convicted. What is the likely outcome of a referral to the ECtHR?

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. Which of the following propositions can be derived from the judgment of R v Loosely (2001)?

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