LAWS 2302 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Actus Reus, Criminal Negligence, Mens Rea
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S. 91: (27_ the criminal law (except court constitution), including criminal procedure; S. 92: (6) public & reformatory prisons in and for the province; (14) administration of. Highway traf c act (on); competition act (ca)! Judge -> trier of law (when sitting with a jury)/ or trier of fact & law (when alone)! Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea! Subjective mens rea/ criminal negligence/ predicate offences! Crown"s burden: proof beyond a reasonable doubt! An act: s. 266 applies force [ ] to [another] person ! An omission: s. 129(b) omits, without reasonable excuse, to assist [ ] a peace. State of being: s. 201(2)(a) is found, without lawful excuse, in a common gaming of cer in the execution of his duty ! house [ ] ! S. 430(1) every one commits mischief who willfully! Every circumstance must be proven for the actus reus to be made out (e. g. s. 280 abduction of minor under 16)!
