LAWS 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Actus Reus, Mens Rea
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Role of judge (trier of law) v. jury (trier of fact) Trial procedure, including the burden of proof and manner of questioning (1) Role of judge and jury (triers of fact/law) (4) Guilty of attempt to commit included offence, s. 662(1)(b) Not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder, s. 672. 34 (5) Plea of autrefois convict / autrefois acquit, s. 607(1) (6) Criminal liability requires proof of 3 things: identity, actus reus and mens rea. Introduction (a) circumstances (eg. , s. 265, without consent ; s. 151 and 150. 1) Page 2 (b) voluntary physical act (eg. , s. 265, applies force ; s. 213(1)(c), communicates ). [note: see daviault, 1994, scc; lamer cjc says voluntariness is part of actus reus, while cory j. for majority is undecided] (c) consequence (eg. , s. 267(1)(b), causes bodily harm ; s. 222, causes death ) Actus reus = voluntary activity, circumstances and consequences: v. king (1962, scc), p. 300/287. Rabey v. the queen (1980, scc), p. 300/287.
