CRM 2300 Lecture 22: LECTURE 22

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

Document Summary

Exceptions to legal principles: mental disorder, drunkenness/intoxication, automatism. Ability to drive the motor vehicle is impaired by drugs or alcohol: m/r. Intent: he is intoxi(cid:272)ated so he (cid:272)an"t have the su(cid:271)je(cid:272)tive intent. Is it a general or specific intent offence: this is a general intent offence. In a way that violates the sexual integrity of the victim. Reckless: the act of rape occurs, he argues that he is so drunk that he was an automaton. A(cid:374)d he (cid:272)ould(cid:374)"t e(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:373)ake the s(cid:373)all ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of (cid:373)e(cid:374)s (cid:396)ea i(cid:374) the actus reus. Sa(cid:455)s he"s so d(cid:396)u(cid:374)k that its i(cid:374)(cid:448)olu(cid:374)ta(cid:396)(cid:455), auto(cid:373)ato(cid:374) no actus reus, so he should be acquitted: sexual assault is a general intent offence, you (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t take the evidence into account, so he has the mens rea. If an offence inte(cid:396)fe(cid:396)es (cid:449)ith the (cid:271)od(cid:455) of the (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373), do(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:373)e to us and say you were too drunk, we are going to convict you anyway.