Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Actus Reus, Extortion, Mens Rea
12 Dec 2017
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What is a crime: an act or omission considered to be a wrong against society, prosecuted by the state in criminal proceedings, reserved for the most serious harms in society. Terminology: civil cases brought by individuals, smith v. jones, criminal cases brought in the name of the state, the queen against jones, r. v. 91 and 92, constitution act, 1867: common law crimes abolished (s. 9, all crimes statutory, controlled drugs and substances act, criminal code. Scope: territorial, age, under 12 - not an offence, 12-17 - youth criminal justice act, 18 + - criminal code, time, no limitation period for indictable, 6 months for summary. Analyzing a crime: a r m e d, actus reus , mens, rea, defences, physical and mental crimes, mental element = mens rea, physical element = actus reus, physical elements of offence, conduct, ex. He broke into a building: circumstances, ex. What building he broke in to: consequences, ex.
