CRW2601
Assignment 2
Semester 1
2023
, CRW2601 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2023
The cognitive element of intention consists in X’s knowledge/awareness of:
Select one:
A. the act, existence of definition elements and the unlawfulness of the act.
B. the act, voluntariness of an act and intention.
C. X directing his will towards a certain act/result.
D. the unlawfulness of the act.
Question 2
Which one of the following scenarios does NOT constitute a punishable
impossible attempt? Select one:
A. X thinks that Zimbabwe has banned the importation of beer from South
Africa and attempts to smuggle some “banned” beer into Zimbabwe.
B. X wants to steal a cell phone from Y’s pocket, but Y’s pocket is empty.
C. X fires a shot into Y’s bed believing him to be there, but in actual fact Y is
somewhere else and no one is in the bed.
D. X, a 20-year-old man, knows that it is an offence to engage in any sexual
activity with a child under the age of 16. X has consensual sexual intercourse
with Y Whom X believes is 15 years old, but Y is in fact 18 years old.
Question 3
Read the following facts then choose the correct option below: X goes hunting
with his friend Y at dusk. Y goes back to the car whilst X has taken a nap to
get his water bottle that he left in the car. X wakes up from his nap and hears
a sound by a nearby bush and shoots at the figure as he thinks its B whom he
bears a grudge against. It later turns out that X has killed Y instead. Select
one:
A. X will be guilty of murder since his act is unlawful.
B. X will not be guilty of murder, since he did not have the intention to kill Y.
Assignment 2
Semester 1
2023
, CRW2601 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2023
The cognitive element of intention consists in X’s knowledge/awareness of:
Select one:
A. the act, existence of definition elements and the unlawfulness of the act.
B. the act, voluntariness of an act and intention.
C. X directing his will towards a certain act/result.
D. the unlawfulness of the act.
Question 2
Which one of the following scenarios does NOT constitute a punishable
impossible attempt? Select one:
A. X thinks that Zimbabwe has banned the importation of beer from South
Africa and attempts to smuggle some “banned” beer into Zimbabwe.
B. X wants to steal a cell phone from Y’s pocket, but Y’s pocket is empty.
C. X fires a shot into Y’s bed believing him to be there, but in actual fact Y is
somewhere else and no one is in the bed.
D. X, a 20-year-old man, knows that it is an offence to engage in any sexual
activity with a child under the age of 16. X has consensual sexual intercourse
with Y Whom X believes is 15 years old, but Y is in fact 18 years old.
Question 3
Read the following facts then choose the correct option below: X goes hunting
with his friend Y at dusk. Y goes back to the car whilst X has taken a nap to
get his water bottle that he left in the car. X wakes up from his nap and hears
a sound by a nearby bush and shoots at the figure as he thinks its B whom he
bears a grudge against. It later turns out that X has killed Y instead. Select
one:
A. X will be guilty of murder since his act is unlawful.
B. X will not be guilty of murder, since he did not have the intention to kill Y.
