Mens Rea

• Negligence

  • A person is negligent if they fail to meet the standards of a reasonable person
• Transferred Malice

  • D can be guilty if they intended to commit similar crime against a different person
  • Latimer (1886)
• Coincidence of AR and MR

  • Must be present at the same time for an offence to take place
  • Church (1965)
• Continuing Act

  • Continuing act for AR and at some point the D has the necessary MR
  • Fagan v Met Police Commissioner