LY205 Lecture Notes - Criminal Negligence, Independent Contractor, Diabetic Hypoglycemia
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October 11, 2012 week 5, class 2, thursday. 5 or 8 short answer an hour 20 minutes pencils, eraser, i. d, pen for short answer chapter 4- mens rea subjective vs. Actus rea and mens rea of any criminal act, have to coincide. They have to happen around the same time. Subjective: what was going through the vicitms mind at the time of the crime. What they ought to have been thinking at the time. Had it all planned, details in advance, so they knew what they were going to do. Transferred intent: planned to commit murder, murder was comitted but on the wrong person. Direct and indirect intention: direct intention: indirect intention: thin skull theory: take the person as you see them. You don"t know if the individual you are assaulting or robbing has a cardiac condition, and if they die because if you causing stress, it doesn"t bode well for you.
