Mens Rea Crossword

This should be used AFTER revising the topic as consolidation, you will need to learn the content first or the answers won't be obvious :)

This also doesn't include evaluation or reforms, just content.

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'The guilty mind'
mens rea
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Type of intention that means- The defendant sets out to achieve a particular result
direct
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Type of intention where the defendant may try to argue that they meant to do something else
indirect
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Problem with the case: just because someone foresaw something it did not automatically follow that they intended it
R v Hyam
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Moloney guidelines: Was death or serious injury a *blank* of the defendant’s act?
natural consequence
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R v Hancock and Shankland: Moloney guidelines failed to mention this
probability
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Nedrick guidelines: Did the defendant foresee this as a *blank*?
virtual certainty
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A term wrongfully used in the case of R v Woollin (1998)
substantial risk
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R v Matthews (2003)- How the Court of Appeal described the finding of intention here
irresistible
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An level of mens rea lower than intention
recklessness
10 of 16
R v Cunningham held that the test for recklessness is always
subjective
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R v Caldwell held that D was reckless to whether he damaged property if he created a risk of damage that would have been obvious to the *blank* man
reasonable
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R v Caldwell had created a *blank* test
objective
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Elliot v C initial verdict: D was not capable of *blank* the rick of damage
appreciating
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A common law concept found in tort law
negligence
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The main offence to which negligence is relevant in terms of mens rea is gross negligence *blank*
manslaughter
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Card 2

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Type of intention that means- The defendant sets out to achieve a particular result

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direct

Card 3

Front

Type of intention where the defendant may try to argue that they meant to do something else

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Problem with the case: just because someone foresaw something it did not automatically follow that they intended it

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Moloney guidelines: Was death or serious injury a *blank* of the defendant’s act?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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