SOCI 306 Lecture Notes - Actus Reus, Indictable Offence, Mens Rea
11 Mar 2014
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In general, an accused person may not be convicted of a criminal offence unless the prosecution can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that: a particular event or state of affairs was caused by the accused"s conduct. This is called the ___________actus reas- all other elements___________ , and: this conduct was accompanied by a certain required state of mind. Actus reus - voluntray act - (all elements that must be. Existence of this element justifies societal intervention it is what we are concerned about not merely bad thoughts or that someone might be dangerous they must do the prohibited act. Don juan with bigamous intent marries someone else but wife killed 10 minutes prior to marriage ceremony. Analysis of assault sections of the: (1) a person commits an assault when (a) without the consent of another person (circumstance), he applies force(conduct) intentionally to that other person, directly or indirectly (conduct -
