BULE 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Burglary, Actus Reus, Mens Rea
13 Sep 2016
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Crime: a wrong against soiety proclaimed in a statue and if commited pushable by society through fines, imprisonment or death. Beyond a reasonable doubt: the standard of proof used in criminal cases. Causing harm to a person or to a person"s property. Damages to compenstate for the harm or a decree to achieve an equitable result. Violating a statute that prohibits some type of activity. Unanimous- agreed to by all member of jury. Criminal sanction- to pusnish those who commit crime and to deter others from commiting similar acts in the future- harshest : death penalty. Actus reus: ( guity act) do something inorder to be accuesed of crime aka act of commission, the intent to comit a crime. Mens rea ( wrongful menta state): intent, one of key requirements to establish criminal liability for an act. Criminally reckless : consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk. Criminal negligence: takes an unjustified, substantial foreseeable risk that result harm.
