mens rea

Cards (10)

  • 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