CJL 4110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Homicide, Pickup Truck, Mens Rea
6 Dec 2015
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Requires no purposeful or conscious bad mind in the actor i. i crime to receive property you have reason to believe is stolen, you buy a new ipod it its original box, don"t know it is stolen. If a reasonable person would believe it was stolen you would have a culpable mind and be held accountable. Strict liability not on alabama"s list crim liability without subjective or objective fault. Statute whoever receives stolen property commits a crime. You buy an ipod that looks new but you honestly don"t think it is stolen. Doesn"t matter your thoughts, under this statute you would still be culpable. General and specific intent: general intent mens rea. More common in cases to mean the intent to commit the criminal act as defined in the statute. States the min. requirement of all crimes include intention/voluntary act, omission, possession. Where there is a bad mind or will that triggers the act.
