Match Up the Case with the Facts Oroutcome

question 37

Multiple Choice

Match up the case with the facts oroutcome
-R v Clive Ponting (1985)

• 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:

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain that regulates numerous bodily functions, including temperature, thirst, hunger, sleep, mood, and the release of hormones.

Membrane Potential

The voltage difference across a cell's plasma membrane, due to the distribution of ions, important for conduction of impulses in neurons.

Voltage-Gated

Relating to ion channels that open or close in response to changes in membrane potential.

Sodium Channels

Protein channels in cell membranes that allow the passage of sodium ions into and out of the cell, critical for generating and transmitting electrical signals.