SQE1 sample questions

Question 80

A man is arrested and detained at a police station on suspicion of common assault which is a summary only offence. The man is homeless and has no income.

The man is not legally represented during his interview under caution, in which he denies the offence. After the interview the man is told that he will be charged with the offence. The man states that he now wants legal advice as he does not want the police to charge him.

Is the man entitled to publicly funded legal advice at the police station?

A. No, because the offence for which he has been arrested is a summary only offence.

B. Yes, because he has no address in England and Wales.

C. Yes, because he has been arrested and is in custody at a police station.

D. Yes, because he satisfies the means test.

E. No, because the interview under caution has already taken place.


C - Yes, because he has been arrested and is in custody at a police station.


 

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