ADM JUS 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Actus Reus, Arrest Warrant, Mens Rea
7 Dec 2020
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Have reasonable grounds that someone has committed a crime or is about to commit a crime; compel court appearances. Inform person: identification, reason of arrest; right to counsel, right to remain silent. 9/11: to prevent terrorism and organized crime: arrests without a warrant and detained if the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect terrorist related activities. Preventative arrests based suspicion, detained for 72 hours. Undercover: authority to break laws: except murder, bodily harm, sex offenses. The prohibited act (actus reus) was coupled with some element of mental culpability (mens rea). Actus reus: criminal act or conduct related to a crime; may include failure to act. Mens rea: the mental state of the offender; and its intent, (guilty mind) Consider battered woman syndrome and other mental illnesses and protection for people who aren"t mentally sound. Important the rule of law, due process and habeas corpus. And how they are or are not upheld in the cjs.
