CRM 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Actus Reus, Housebreaking, Crime Prevention

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

Document Summary

The actus reus elements of a criminal offence: the exceptions. Offences where conduct is not a required element of the actus reus: The crown proves that the accused was found in a particular condition or state . the accused was found in a very particular state or condition. As long as the state proves that beyond reasonable doubt. Evidence collected to prove the element of conduct of the actus reus. Ex: stranger caught in the middle of the night, lurking. Man dressed in all black carrying a backpack with an ignition pump sticking out. Officer had reasonable and probable ground to arrest the man. Charged with possession of instrument suitable for breaking into a motor vehicle . Crown must establish that the instrument in possession of the accused are suitable for the purpose of breaking into houses or cars in general. Accused asserted that the crown must prove that he targeted a particular car.