THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
EXAMINATIONS OF
JULY
2009
CODE AND NAME OF COURSE
: LAW1110 - CRIMINAL LAW I
DATE AND TIME
:
DURATION
: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
: This paper has 2 pages and 6 questions.
Answer
THREE
(3) questions
. Answers may be confined to the law of any jurisdiction in the
Commonwealth Caribbean unless the context indicates otherwise.
1.
"Unless a deliberate attempt is to be made by society, acting through the agency of the law, to
equate the sphere of crime with that of sin, there must remain a realm of private morality and
immorality which is, in brief and crude terms, not the law's business
."
Discuss.
2.
Section 71 of the St
. Lucia Criminal Code, 1992 provides
:-
"If a person does an act voluntarily,
believing that it will probably cause or contribute to
cause an event, he intends to cause that event
within the meaning of this Code although he
does not do the act for the purpose of causing or contributing to cause that event
."
With reference to decided cases, assess the extent to which this provision reflects the common law.
3.
Answer
BOTH
(a) AND (b)
(i)
Ron shoots at Gregory intending to kill him
. The bullet misses Gregory but kills Edgar.
Assess Ron's criminal responsibility in respect of Gregory and Edgar.
AND
(ii)
Outline the various criteria employed by the courts in determining that a statute imposes
strict liability
.
PLEASE TURN OVER
