Criminal Law 1 (legal maxims)

Question 1

aberratio ictus

Answer 1

there is a mistake in the blow

Question 2

praeter intentionem

Answer 2

the injurious result is greater than that intended

Question 3

error in personae

Answer 3

there is a mistake in the identity of the victim

Question 4

actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea

Answer 4

“the act itself does not make a man guilty unless his intention were so”

Question 5

nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege

Answer 5

there is no crime if there is no law that punishes the act

Question 6

apoderamiento

Answer 6

unlawful taking