,CPR3701 Assignment 2 QUIZ (100% COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 (756245) - DUE 30 April 2025; 100% correct
solutions and explanations.
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.
Explanation: Re-examination occurs after cross-examination, not
before. It is typically conducted by the party that called the witness in
the first place, to clarify or address issues raised during 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.
Explanation: The judge has discretion regarding whether to sit with
assessors in a murder case in the High Court, though in certain cases,
assessors may be required.
Question 3:
Choose the CORRECT answer from the following statements:
a. Arrest must be carried out in all circumstances where an offence has
been committed.
b. Arrest is only permissible if carried out through the authority of a
warrant.
c. A bad motive for arrest does not make an otherwise lawful arrest,
unlawful.
d. A private person does not have the authority to arrest a suspect.
e. A private person may not use force in effecting arrest.
Answer:
c. A bad motive for arrest does not make an otherwise lawful arrest,
unlawful.
Explanation: An arrest is lawful if it meets legal criteria, even if the
motive behind it is improper. The focus is on whether the legal grounds
for the arrest exist.
Question 4:
Semester 1 2025 (756245) - DUE 30 April 2025; 100% correct
solutions and explanations.
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.
Explanation: Re-examination occurs after cross-examination, not
before. It is typically conducted by the party that called the witness in
the first place, to clarify or address issues raised during 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.
Explanation: The judge has discretion regarding whether to sit with
assessors in a murder case in the High Court, though in certain cases,
assessors may be required.
Question 3:
Choose the CORRECT answer from the following statements:
a. Arrest must be carried out in all circumstances where an offence has
been committed.
b. Arrest is only permissible if carried out through the authority of a
warrant.
c. A bad motive for arrest does not make an otherwise lawful arrest,
unlawful.
d. A private person does not have the authority to arrest a suspect.
e. A private person may not use force in effecting arrest.
Answer:
c. A bad motive for arrest does not make an otherwise lawful arrest,
unlawful.
Explanation: An arrest is lawful if it meets legal criteria, even if the
motive behind it is improper. The focus is on whether the legal grounds
for the arrest exist.
Question 4:
