Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Actus Reus, Mens Rea
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Intention: highest form of mens rea, also includes wilful blindness, things that do (cid:374)ot affe(cid:272)t i(cid:374)te(cid:374)tio(cid:374) , remoteness, does(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:373)atte(cid:396) ho(cid:449) u(cid:374)likely so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g (cid:449)o(cid:396)ki(cid:374)g is, if you t(cid:396)ied to do it it(cid:859)s intent, knowledge of illegality. Recklessness: accused should have foreseen the risk of something, would have to be something that can be foreseen by a reasonable person. Criminal negligence: not (cid:374)e(cid:272)essa(cid:396)ily a (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. does (cid:374)ot ha(cid:448)e to (cid:271)e so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g the a(cid:272)(cid:272)used(cid:859)s (cid:373)i(cid:374)d for them to be criminally negligent, when you are negligent in doing something or not doing something. Show disregard for the lives and safety of others. Attempts: when someone who does something for the purpose of carrying out an intention to commit an offence, does(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:373)atte(cid:396) if it (cid:449)as a(cid:272)tually possi(cid:271)le u(cid:374)de(cid:396) the (cid:272)i(cid:396)(cid:272)u(cid:373)sta(cid:374)(cid:272)es to (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)it the offence. Stages of an offence: idea (pure mens rea, preparation, doing (attempt, success (completed offence, the legal problem is determining when preparation ends and when attempt begins.
