LAWS 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mens Rea, Indictable Offence, Summary Offence

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Law
• Course: LAWS 2302
• Professor: Rebeccam Bromwich

Document Summary

Lecture 5 incomplete offences: attempts, counselling and conspiracy. What a reasonable person would have understood, perceived or foreseen in a circumstance. Less concerned with the actual knowledge of the accused. With respect to quasi-criminal crimes; strict liability awards defence with due-diligence is effective at a mens rea standards. Counselling/conspiracy sometimes a separate offence; not always connected to completed crime. For(cid:272)illo (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)i(cid:272)ted of (cid:862)atte(cid:373)pted (cid:373)urder(cid:863) i(cid:374) (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1007) a(cid:373)(cid:373)y yati(cid:373) toro(cid:374)to treet(cid:272)ar shooting. Attempted murder: mens rea for murder, but victim is still alive. Forcillo is guilty for attempted murder of sammy yatim. Draw gun if life-threating situation; must match weapon (knife=gun=okay) Initially charged with murder; first 3 shots did not have the mens rea. I(cid:374)te(cid:374)ded o(cid:271)je(cid:272)t of the pero(cid:374)"s (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)al i(cid:374)te(cid:374)t (cid:449)as (cid:374)ot (cid:272)o(cid:373)pleted. Attempted murder must have to intend the full mens rea of murder, just not be successful in completing it.