Criminal Law Cases Aqa A Level Law |145 Questions| With Correct Answers.

Ivey v Genting Casinos (2017) {Ans: New test for dishonesty is whether an ordinary, honest person, armed with the same factual knowledge and beliefs as the defendant, would consider the conduct dishonest}R v Evans (2009) {Ans: A duty of care is created when a person creates a situation which has become life threatening}R v Geddes (1996) {Ans: Has "a defendant done an act showing that he actually tried to commit the offence in question, or whether he had only got ready or put himself in a position or equipped himself to do so"}R v Wood (2008) {Ans: Alcohol Dependency Syndrome can be an abnormality of mental functioning as such a thing as an irresistible craving exists, however any alcohol consumed voluntarily must be ignored}R v McKechnie (1992) {Ans: Thin skull rule applies for medical treatment}R v Moyle (2008) {Ans: Schizophrenia can be a RMC}A-G ref no 2 of 1992 {Ans: Must be a total loss of control, showing some control negates automatism as a defence}R v Quick (1973) {Ans: If it is an external factor the defence of automatism is applicable}R v Cunningham (1957) {Ans: defines recklessness as whether the defendant