CRM 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Actus Reus, Dangerous Driving, Seed

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 2300
• Professor: Vajmeh Tabibi

Document Summary

The mental element(a(cid:374)ythi(cid:374)g that"s (cid:374)ot physi(cid:272)al) in the criminal law: objective liability. Objective mens rea: (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)er(cid:374)s (cid:449)ith (cid:862)what should have been in the mind of the accused, had the a(cid:272)(cid:272)used pro(cid:272)eeded reaso(cid:374)a(cid:271)ly(cid:863)---reasonable person. The mental fault: (cid:862)lies i(cid:374) failure to dire(cid:272)t the (cid:373)i(cid:374)d to a risk (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h the reaso(cid:374)a(cid:271)le perso(cid:374) (cid:449)ould ha(cid:448)e appre(cid:272)iated(cid:863) (cid:894) i(cid:374) creighto(cid:374)(cid:895) (would a reasonable proceed in this course of conduct) Scc: (cid:862)the (cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:373)u(cid:373) sta(cid:374)dard of oje(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e lia(cid:271)ility s the (cid:373)arked departure standard (so the marked departure test(cid:863) exam mc question. Crown must prove negligence on the part of the driver that his or her driving conduct fell below the standard of the reasonable driver. Conviction of dangerous driving: crown must prove a marked departure from the standard of care expected of a reasonable driver. Actus reus: voluntarly driving at a high speed. Roy (2012) charged with dangerous driving causing death. O roy was driving on unpaved road, steep, snow covered, slippery.