Definitions
What is a warrant?
A document signed by a judge that gives police permission to conduct a search.
What is worse: murder or manslaughter?
Murder
If a weapon or other deadly implement has been confiscated, and remains unclaimed, what do the police do with it?
They can sell it.
Who is in charge of sentencing?
The judge.
What is the test for the use of force by police in NSW?
Whether it was reasonable.
What is the definition of manslaughter?
Killing someone in the commission of a wrong-doing.
It is a criminal offence for two or more people to plan to murder someone?
Yes.
How is the owner of a gun identified? (answer has two elements)
Serial number
Registration information
Who determines the verdict (guilty or not guilty of the offence)?
Jury, and in some cases a judge (if there is no jury).
Under what circumstances can the police conduct the search of a property, without a warrant?
If the police reasonably believe there is an emergency.
What is the definition of mens rea?
Intention or mental element.
Is killing someone with the actus reus, but not the mens rea, still murder?
No
Are (gun) silencers illegal in Australia?
Yes
What is the period of time called where you have been convicted of the alleged crime, but given the opportunity not to go to gaol, subject to strict conditions?
Probation
Are NSW police allowed to conduct strip searches?
Yes
(if the subject of the search is 10 years or older)
What is an indictable offence?
If the defendant is found guilty, they will be sentenced to gaol for a minimum of two years.
Is it illegal to shoot someone who is having an adulterous affair with your partner?
Yes Travis!!! (There was a time when it was excusable, as an "act of passion").
Are your parents allowed to tell you where they keep the keys to the gun cabinet?
No.
Is the jury allowed to test the evidence to determine the truth of the accused's evidence?
No
Would it be reasonable to taser an elderly person, a child, or a pregnant woman?
It would depend upon the situation.
What is it called when you kill someone with an immediate apprehension of a threat to your life?
Self-defence
Can you shoot your friend, if they give you consent?
No.
Is a speargun a firearm?
No. It is a type of dangerous weapon.
What is the maximum sentence for refusing to give your identity to a police officer, when you are the driver of the vehicle they have pulled over?
12 months
Are police officers in NSW allowed to subdue family pets in the course of search of property?
Yes