CRIM 230 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mens Rea, Reasonable Person, Bodily Harm

• School: UFV
• Department: Criminology/Criminal Justice
• Course: CRIM 230
• Professor: Simon Thomson

Document Summary

What are the elements of mens rea: the accused made a choice to do something wrong, the choice was freely made, the accused knew or should have known that what they were doing was wrong. Crown must show that the accused deliberately chose to do something wrong. What should have been in the accused"s mind. Intention: freely made the choice of conduct, accused deliberately wants the consequences to occur. Motive: the reason for wanting to achieve the desired objective. Transferred intent: criminal intent can be transferred to another victim. General intent: crown must prove that the accused meant to do an act prohibited by law. Recklessness: accused knows there is a danger or risk and persists in their conduct anyways. Willful blindness: accused becomes aware of the need for some inquiry and declines to make that inquiry because they do not want to know the answer. The unlawful act caused the victim"s death.