Political Science 3334E Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Arson, Regulatory Offence, Actus Reus
7 Nov 2020
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The relationship between actus reus and mens rea. Objective recklessness (no longer exists in english law) r v caldwell [1982] ac. Pharmaceutical society of great britain v storkwain (1986) pharmacist supplied drugs to a patient who presented a forged doctor"s prescription (pharmacist could never have known that it was forged) Constructive crimes made to include an act not otherwise punishable, an act built up by the court with the aid of inference and implication (the actus reus element does not fully correspond with the mens rea) Eg. can be a murderer (convicted of murder) even if you only intended to cause gbh and did not have any intention of causing death. Public authority can be sued either directly or vicarious liability (on part of their employee who works for the public authority): carty v croydon lbc. 2005, albeit with the caveat in phelps v hillingdon lbc 2001.
