Match Up the Case with the Facts Oroutcome

question 22

Multiple Choice

Match up the case with the facts oroutcome
-R v Arshid Khan (2008)

• A)The judge made clear beyond doubt that the defendant was guilty, under the Official Secrets Act 1911, of the offence with which he was charged: the jury still returned a not guilty verdict
• B)Three protestors were charged with committing criminal damage, and another was charged with conspiracy to cause criminal damage, in relation to an attack on Hawk Jet aeroplanes that were about to be sent to Indonesia
• C)The House of Lords held that it was contempt of court for a newspaper to publish disclosures by jurors of what took place in the jury room while they were considering their verdict, unless the publication amounted to no more than a re-publication of facts
• D)The defendant appealed against convictions on the ground that the judge at his trial had permitted new evidence to be put to the jury after it had retired to consider its verdict

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Definitions:

Fraternal Twins

Twins that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm, resulting in siblings that are genetically distinct.

Identical Twins

Twins that develop from a single fertilized egg, sharing 100% of their genetic material and often used in studies to explore the nature vs. nurture debate.

Gray Matter

A major component of the central nervous system, consisting of neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, associated with processing and cognition.

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, they are siblings born at the same time as a result of two different eggs being fertilized by two different sperm, sharing about 50% of their DNA.