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             30.    Mr Justly, a Court of Appeal judge, has    34.    Which of the following offences involves
                    decided to run for political office. His          stealing accompanied by violence?
                    friend who is also a judge advises him that
                    he cannot continue to function as a judge         (A)    Larceny
                    while being a political figure. Which of          (B)    Robbery
                    the following issues is now confronting             (C)  Burglary
                    Mr Justly?                                        (D)    Criminal damage


                    (A)    Corruption of politics
                    (B)    Parliamentary sovereignty           35.    Inchoate offences refer to those offences
                    (C)    Separation of powers doctrine              that
                    (D)    Limitation of the justice system
                                                                      (A)    are incomplete
                                                                      (B)    are of a strict liability
             31.    Which of the following criminal offences          (C)    are punishable by death
                    does NOT require a mens rea to be present?        (D)    require more than one person

                    (A)    Sexual
                    (B)    Summary                             36.    The MOST appropriate defence applicable
                    (C)    Indictable                                 where the accused killed the victim due to
                    (D)    Strict liability                           a sudden and temporary loss of self-control
                                                                      is

             32.    Recklessness occurs where the defendant           (A)    provocation
                                                                      (B)    automatism
                    (A)    blames a third party                       (C)    spontaneous insanity
                    (B)    believes there is no danger                (D)    diminished responsibility
                    (C)    considers the dangers to others
                    (D)    shuts his mind to the possibility of
                             danger                            37.    The theory of retribution endorses as a
                                                                      penalty for the crime of murder

             33.    In the law relating to rape, a man is guilty      (A)    life imprisonment
                    where he has sexual intercourse with a            (B)    capital punishment
                    woman and                                         (C)    hard labour in prison
                                                                      (D)    imposition of a heavy fine
                    I.     is reckless as to whether or not she
                             consents
                    II.    she consents                        38.    Which of the following is a theory of
                    III.   he reasonably believes she is              sentencing?
                             consenting
                                                                      (A)    Rehabilitating the offender
                    (A)    I only                                     (B)    Appeasing victims’ families
                    (B)    I and II only                              (C)    Considering the plea in mitigation
                    (C)    I and III only                             (D)    Reflecting adequately the revulsion
                    (D)    I, II and III                                       of the prosecutor









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