Belinda needs money to feed her drug habit. She is going around trying the doors on various houses on an estate. They’ve all been locked, until one opens. As she puts a foot inside an alarm goes off, and she runs away.” Evaluate any criminal liability arising.

Criminal Law

Answer TWO questions from a choice of FOUR

“Arthur is trying on a coat in a shop. He has a big party that night he wants to wear it for. However he is distracted by a song that comes on and humming along to it, he walks out the shop, forgetting he still has the coat on. Only on the coach home does he suddenly realise he never went to the till to buy it. Back at home he cuts the price tag off so he can wear it out to the party in the evening. The next day he decides that the coat is actually quite expensive and perhaps he can’t afford it, so on Monday he takes it back to the shop.

Belinda needs money to feed her drug habit. She is going around trying the doors on various houses on an estate. They’ve all been locked, until one opens. As she puts a foot inside an alarm goes off, and she runs away.”

Evaluate any criminal liability arising.

“Calpurnia sees Yvette with an ice cream cone. She approaches and lifts it out of the Yvette’s hand. Yvette objects but Calpurnia pushes Yvette to the ground and strolls off devouring the cone.

Dominique spots a sign advertising a £100 reward to anyone under 30 who gets a coronavirus vaccine today at a drop-in centre. She is in fact 30 but when asked by the nurses is she under 30 she nods in order to receive the bonus. However when checking her medical records they release her true age and do not pay the bonus.

A student, Elspeth, scrawls ‘#FreeBritney’ on a whiteboard with a whiteboard marker in a now disused lecture theatre at her University.”

Evaluate any criminal liability arising.

“Filippo is not feeling well and is coughing a lot. Whilst walking in the park he sees Gianfranco who he does not get on with. As they pass one another on the path, Filippo coughs at Gianfranco.

Heston is playing football. The ball goes up in the air and an opponent, Inigo, challenges to win the header. Heston jumps too but leads with his arm in order to elbow Inigo in the face. Inigo suffers a gash from the blow.

Jennifer has been diagnosed with HIV, however she is taking medicine which has reduced many of the symptoms and she feels the disease is being defeated. Consequently, she believes there is no likelihood of the condition being spread through oral sex due to the virus being suppressed in her body and there being a much lower chance of transmission from it ordinarily than

some penetrative sex. She meets Kimberly on a dating app. Back at her place they perform oral sex on one another. A few weeks later Kimberly is diagnosed with HIV.”

Evaluate any criminal liability arising.

“Luftur is having an altercation with Mo. When Mo raises his hand to try and calm things down, Luftur, who is on his 3rd bottle of wine that evening, thinks Mo is about to strike him and so kicks Mo in the belly. Mo is winded and bruised.

Narendra has been taking prescription medication but doubts whether it’s working so decides to double his daily dose. However an hour later he begins feeling strange and as he passes out he sees himself falling onto an elderly person, Oppiah, who suffers a broken hip.”

Evaluate any criminal liability arising.

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