General Elements (Criminal Law )

Question 1

Actus reus meaning?

Answer 1

Is the guilty act

(this can be an action omission or state of being )

Question 2

Mens Rea meaning

Answer 2

Guilty mind

Question 3

Strict liability offence

Answer 3

A offence where D can be found guilty even if they didn’t have the men’s Rea ( pharmaceutical society of GB V stork wain Ltd ) D did not know he was selling prescription to people with fake prescriptions

Question 4

Conduct crimes are?

Answer 4

Crimes where the actual act is the crime it doesn’t need a harmful result (driving without a license )

Question 5

Causation

Answer 5

Looking at whether the D’s conduct derelict led to the consequences in question

Question 6

Factual causation

Answer 6

Is the but for test ( R V white ) ( r v pagget)

Question 7

Legal causation

Answer 7

Operating and substantial cause more than minimal (R V Kimsey )

Question 8

intervening acts?

Answer 8

1) victims own actions (R v Robert’s)
2) third party acts (r v Jordan)
3) acts of God