Actus Reus Flashcards
What is actus reus ?
The guilty act
What is conduct ?
When an act itself is criminal
What is consequence ?
When the result of an action is criminal
What is the ‘State of affairs’ ?
Crimes concerned with being rather than doing
What is Omission ?
Failure to act
What is Automatism ?
An involuntary act
What is Duress ?
To be forced into an act
What is parliaments definition of Malicious ?
intending the consequence
Realising the risk of the actions
and taking the risk anyway
What is someone who fails to meet the standards of a reasonable person ?
negligent
What case is an example of an omission, and what happened ?
R V Miller 1983, the defendant had been squatting in a house, lit a cigarette and fell asleep when he woke up the house was on fire and all he did was fall asleep
What case is an example of state of affairs , and what happened ?
R V Larsonneur 1933, the defendant a French woman was deported from Ireland to England , upon arrival she was charged with being an illegal alien
What could the Actus reus consist of ?
Conduct
Consequence
State of affairs
Omission
