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criminal law
term 1
mens rea
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mens rea
-
guilty
mind
strict liability
- offences with no
mens rea
element
two types of
intention
-
direct
and
oblique
direct -
intent
to bring around the consequences
oblique intention
-
virtually certain
direct -
Mohan
oblique - woolin
woollin test
- offence is
virtually certain
- d must forsee it to be virtually certain -
jury
may find intention
recklessness
-
Cunningham
reckless test
-
foreseen
a
risk
- reckless to run that risk