OCR
GCE
Law
H418/01: The legal system and criminal law
A Level
Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme
Ace your Mocks!!!
, Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Thursday 23 May 2024 – Afternoon
A Level Law
H418/01 The legal system and criminal law
Time allowed: 2 hours
* 1 3 4 4 8 0 3 5 7 0 *
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer five questions in total:
Answer one question from Questions 1 and 2 and one question from Questions 3 and 4
in Section A.
Choose one Part in Section B. Answer the three questions for that part.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
The first two questions are about the scenarios. The scenarios are not related.
Heidi is at a theme park where actors take on the roles of characters from horror movies. She is
walking through the ‘Haunted House’ attraction when Kobe, one of the actors, decides to give Heidi
a real fright. He jumps out of a wardrobe holding a long knife. He raises it over his head and shouts,
“I’m going to cut you up!” Heidi is so shocked she runs away but she trips. Still holding the knife, Kobe
runs to try and help Heidi but she is so scared she punches him in the arm. Kobe drops the knife
which cuts his knee badly. He is taken to hospital and needs major surgery to repair his knee.
Ryan has a key to his friend Sam’s house so he can look after it when Sam is away. Sam has told
Ryan he can go into any room in the house except his office. Ryan knows Sam has a new laptop and
decides to steal it. He believes Sam is away and enters the house using the key he has been given.
He goes upstairs and finds the laptop in Sam’s bedroom. As Ryan is coming back downstairs he is
shocked to see Sam. Ryan runs at Sam, punches him in the head and knocks him unconscious. In his
panic to get away Ryan runs into Sam’s office where he sees Sam’s wallet on the desk. Ryan grabs
the wallet and runs out of the house.
5 Advise whether Kobe and Heidi are criminally liable for any non-fatal offence against the person.
Do not discuss any defences. [20]
6 Advise whether Ryan is criminally liable for burglary. [20]
7* ‘The defence of intoxication strikes a fair balance between clear legal principle and public policy.’
Discuss the extent to which this statement is accurate. [20]
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