LAWS 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Actus Reus, Mens Rea
1 Feb 2017
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Level of intent: ranging from murder to negligence. Murder clearly having the intent to kill versus negligence, which does not mean that you clearly set out to injure or kill an individual. A link to motive (the underlying reasons for committing the act. ) they do not have to prove the motive. Usually there is a mental element that corresponds to every element of. Mens reus: knowingly publishing, selling or distributing etc. intimate images. Determining the mens rea: relation to actus reus. A person who is not guilty of assaulting a police officer unless the person has the mens rea"s to assault and the knowledge that the individual was a police officer. Sometimes the mens rea goes beyond the actus reus: example: attempts, the crime was assault causing bodily harm, however the intent was to murder them, the precise level of fault required.
