CRM 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Actus Reus, Mens Rea, Fundamental Justice
12 Feb 2018
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The relation of the fault element to the prohibited act. In most criminal offences, the actus reus and the fault element have symmetry. The outcome is generally always related to the fault element of the crime (the required mental processing): an example of this is would be assaulting a peace officer during the execution of their duties. Mens rea extending beyond the commission of the offence: the fault element requires more than the actus reus, discharging a firearm with the intent to wound, would require intent to wound. It doesn(cid:495)t actually require the completed actus reus of the crime. offence: even if the completed crime does not occur, you can still be charged with the. He did not have: at the time, there was ambiguity under the possession offence as it didn(cid:495)t say, the accused was charged with the possession of narcotics.
