, CPR3701 Assignment 2 QUIZ (100% COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 (756245) - DUE 30 April 2025
Question 1
Choose the INCORRECT answer from the following statements. In
terms of the rules of criminal procedure, re-examination:
a. precedes cross-examination.
b. is conducted by the party which called the witness in the first place.
c. is confined to matters raised and covered during cross-examination.
d. may be conducted by both the prosecution and the defence.
e. succeeds cross-examination.
Answer: a. precedes cross-examination. ✅ (This is incorrect; re-
examination comes after cross-examination.)
Question 2
Choose the CORRECT answer from the following statements:
a. In the High Court the presiding judge has no discretion on whether to
sit with assessors in murder cases.
b. Where the court sits with two assessors and an assessor dies or
becomes incapable of performing their duties as assessor, the
remaining members of the court become functus officio.
c. Where the court sits with two assessors and an assessor dies or
becomes incapable of performing their duties as assessor, the presiding
judge may acquit the accused summarily.
d. In the High Court the presiding judge has a discretion on whether to
sit with assessors in murder cases.
e. The assessor’s competence or lack thereof can be established
subjectively.
Answer: d. In the High Court the presiding judge has a discretion on
whether to sit with assessors in murder cases. ✅
Semester 1 2025 (756245) - DUE 30 April 2025
Question 1
Choose the INCORRECT answer from the following statements. In
terms of the rules of criminal procedure, re-examination:
a. precedes cross-examination.
b. is conducted by the party which called the witness in the first place.
c. is confined to matters raised and covered during cross-examination.
d. may be conducted by both the prosecution and the defence.
e. succeeds cross-examination.
Answer: a. precedes cross-examination. ✅ (This is incorrect; re-
examination comes after cross-examination.)
Question 2
Choose the CORRECT answer from the following statements:
a. In the High Court the presiding judge has no discretion on whether to
sit with assessors in murder cases.
b. Where the court sits with two assessors and an assessor dies or
becomes incapable of performing their duties as assessor, the
remaining members of the court become functus officio.
c. Where the court sits with two assessors and an assessor dies or
becomes incapable of performing their duties as assessor, the presiding
judge may acquit the accused summarily.
d. In the High Court the presiding judge has a discretion on whether to
sit with assessors in murder cases.
e. The assessor’s competence or lack thereof can be established
subjectively.
Answer: d. In the High Court the presiding judge has a discretion on
whether to sit with assessors in murder cases. ✅
