LAWS 2302 Final: LAWS2302F_Criminal Law_Roger Rickwood_Winter 2011( Entire Class Notes, Very Useful)
13 Mar 2012
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A crime occurs when a person/corporation : Criminal law: commits and act or fails to commit an act when under a legal responsibility to do to, has the intent or, mens rae, to commit the act. Without intent can still be a regulatory offences (fines, makeup most of offenders: does not have a legal defence or justification for committing the act, and, violates a provision in the criminal law. The actual commission of an act is called actus raus and the mental element of an offence is called mens rae. This is the intention to commit a crime. It is not a motive (only important when sentencing). You will often hear a discussion of motive in crimes shows. This is irrelevant as to whether a crime has been committed. Showing motive could show why a person may have the intent to commit an offence, but movie does not have to be provided in court.
