Chapter 13 Multiple Choice Questions

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What is the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales?

14 correct incorrect

13 correct incorrect

8 correct incorrect

10 correct incorrect

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Which of the following is NOT a suitable disposal for a defendant who is deemed unfit to plead?

A hospital order correct incorrect

A supervision and treatment order correct incorrect

Imprisonment correct incorrect

An absolute discharge correct incorrect

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Which of the following conditions is NOT likely to amount to a disease of the mind for the purposes of insanity?

Hypoglycaemia correct incorrect

An epileptic seizure correct incorrect

Sleepwalking correct incorrect

Brain tumour correct incorrect

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Which ONE of the following cases supports the proposition that hyperglycaemia amounts to a disease of the mind?

Quick and Paddison (1973) correct incorrect

Hennessy (1989) correct incorrect

Burgess (1991) correct incorrect

Sullivan (1984) correct incorrect

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Which of the following statements about the defence of insanity is FALSE?

The burden of proof rests with the defence correct incorrect

It must be proved that the defendant did not know the nature and quality of his act and that he did not know that what he was doing was wrong correct incorrect

It must be proved that the defendant was suffering from a defect of reason caused by a disease of the mind correct incorrect

The question of whether the defendant was suffering from a defect of reason caused by a disease of the mind is one of law for the judge to determine correct incorrect

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Which of the following will NOT avail a defendant of a defence of automatism?

Sleepwalking correct incorrect

Reflex action correct incorrect

Hypoglycaemia correct incorrect

Convulsion correct incorrect

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What is the legal position if the automatism is induced by the voluntary consumption of a dangerous drug?

The defendant will have no defence to a crime of specific intent correct incorrect

The defence of automatism is available correct incorrect

The defendant will have a defence only to a basic intent offence correct incorrect

The rules relating to voluntary intoxication apply correct incorrect

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Raj is prescribed some tablets by the doctor. He takes more tablets than prescribed and attacks his girlfriend whilst in an intoxicated state. Which of the following statements is true?

Raj was involuntarily intoxicated and has a defence to any charge provided the mens rea is not proved correct incorrect

Raj was voluntarily intoxicated and has a defence to any charge correct incorrect

Raj may use evidence of his voluntary intoxication to negate the mens rea for a specific intent offence correct incorrect

Raj may use evidence of his voluntary intoxication to negate the mens rea for a basic intent offence correct incorrect

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Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A drugged intent is still an intent correct incorrect

Dutch courage is no defence correct incorrect

An intoxicated mistake will not negate the defence of lawful excuse to a charge of criminal damage correct incorrect

An intoxicated mistaken belief in the need for self-defence will not negate the defence correct incorrect

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Which of the following statements about mistake is FALSE?

Mistake as to civil law is no defence correct incorrect

Mistake as to criminal law is no defence correct incorrect

Mistake as to fact may provide a defence correct incorrect

Mistake as to a defence element may provide a defence correct incorrect