LAWS 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Zoophilia, Arson, Mens Rea
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6:00pm 9:00pm: everyone who having an intent to commit an offence, does or omits to do anything for the purpose of carrying out the intention is guilty of an attempt to commit the offence whether or not it was possible under the circumstances to commit the offence, the question whether an act or omission by a person who has an intent to commit an offence is or is not mere preparation to commit the offence, and too remote to constitute an attempt to commit the offence, is a question of law. Max punishment for attempts/accessory after the fact is half: elements of an attempted offence, r. v. sorrell and bondett, mens rea: intention to do that which would, in law, amount to the particular criminal offence, actus reus: taking steps to carry out the intent that amount to more than mere preparation.
