Philosophy 2080 Study Guide - Sorne, Arson, Parking Violation
24 Sep 2014
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Criminal code is to be interpreted narrowly, or strictly, to catch less activity rather than more. In a civil law suit defendant may lose money or property. In a criminal proceeding accused can suffer loss of liberty & some counties a person"s life. Broken glasses are cost effective - good use for re-cycled broken bottles and glasses. Then you don"t need jail too could free up some of tax payer"s money. R v. parks: what people find to be a hurdle to overcome is that someone could be asleep & do what mr. If it is true no guilty intent, or no guilty act, then there is no crime, regardless of the consequences. 3 points were established: accused was sleepwalking, sleepwalking is not a disease, no treatment aside from good sleep habits. The guilty act: actus reus: elements of the actus reus, conduct: to appreciate what they are doing.
