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. Which of the following is not specifically included in the list of five foundational principles of criminal evidence identified by Roberts and Zuckerman?

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. Which of the following statements best expresses the scope of the concept of relevance in evidence law?

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. From the following facts identify the correct case out of the list below:
The defendant was charged with breaching provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 following an accident in which an employee who was driving a dumper truck was killed when the lorry load fell on him. The House of Lords considered the allocation of the burden of proving the statutory defence, that it was not reasonably practicable for the employer to do more than in fact was done. The House held that it was for the defendant employer to prove it was not reasonably practicable to provide safe conditions.

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. Which of the following statements is correct?

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. One of the following cases was decided in the House of Lords. Which one is it?

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. Which of the following statements is correct?

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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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. 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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. Which of the following statements is correct?

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. S101(1) CJA 2003 contains seven 'gateways' to admissibility of bad character evidence of the defendant. Which of the following statutory sections is correctly cited in the four 'gateways' below?

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. Which of the following propositions can be derived from the decision in R v Blastland (1985)?

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. Which of the following statements is correct?

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. Alan and Bert are jointly charged with theft. Alan pleads not guilty and Bert pleads guilty. The prosecution wish to call Alan's wife, Clara, and Bert's wife, Dora, to give evidence. Are Clara and Dora competent and compellable for the prosecution?

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. What of the following is correct in relation to child witnesses in civil proceedings?

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. Which of the following statements gives the correct account of s32 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994?

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. In which of the following factual situations will a Turnbull warning be required?
- i) If it is a recognition case
- ii) If the accused claims a witness is trying to 'frame' him
- iii) If the accused admits his presence at the scene of the crime but denies participation and the scene is crowded
- iv) Where the accused who admits his presence at the scene of the crime has unusual features.

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. Which of the following items is part of the procedure for the admissibility of expert evidence in civil cases?

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. Which case fits the following facts?
At the defendant's trial for murder his counsel sought to adduce the report of a prison doctor to the effect that the prisoner had no mental disorder but had no intention to kill. The judge's decision to exclude the doctor's report was upheld on appeal.

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. Which of the following propositions correctly outlines the approach of the European Court of Human Rights to Public Interest Immunity claims in criminal cases?

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. A mother requested the identity of the person who had made what turned out to be a baseless complaint to the local council about her cruelty to her child, The council claimed public interest immunity. What is likely to be the court's ruling?

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. Which is the correct account of the ratio in R v Hertfordshire CC ex p Green Environmental Industries Ltd (2000)?

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. Police have allegedly secretly recorded a conversation between Andy, who is under arrest on a serious criminal charge, and his solicitor. Information in the recordings was not however used by the prosecution. Andy is convicted and appeals. What is the likely outcome?

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