Mens Rea

Cards (12)

What is Mens Rea?
Guilty Mind
What does MR of a criminal offence look at?
D's state of mind
What are the 4 sections of the MR ladder?
Intention
Recklessness
Negligence
Strict Liability
What are the two types of intention?
Direct and indirect
Give a case for direct intent
Mohan
What happened in Mohan?
D drove straight at a police officer with the aim of injuring him
What is a case for indirect intent?
Woollin
What is direct intent?
the result is D's aim or purpose
What is indirect intent?
Where the result isn't D's aim, but they realise it is 'virtually certain' to occur as a result of their actions
What happened in Woollin?
D threw his baby across room.
Give a case for recklessness
Cunningham
What happened in Cunningham?
D tore a gas meter from a wall in order to steal money in the meter