SQE1 sample questions

Question 109

A witness tells the police that she saw a robbery take place. She says that she had a clear, unobstructed view of the person she saw committing the robbery (‘the Robber’). The witness gives a description to the police of the Robber. She tells the police that she did not recognise the Robber as someone she knew. The police arrest a man on suspicion of being the Robber.

The man denies that he is the Robber.

The witness attends a video identification at the police station but does not identify the man as the Robber. The man is charged with the robbery and pleads not guilty.

Will the Turnbull guidance apply to the witness’s evidence at the man’s trial?

A. Yes, because the witness gave a description of the Robber.

B. Yes, because the witness did not claim to recognise the Robber as someone that she knew prior to witnessing the robbery.

C. No, because the witness’s clear, unobstructed view of the Robber means her description is of good quality.

D. No, because the witness has not identified the man as the Robber.

E. Yes, because the witness attended an identification procedure.


D - No, because the witness has not identified the man as the Robber.

Candidates who answered correctly: 46%


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