R v larsonnuer 1933 is an example of what aspect of actus reus?
state of affairs/circumstances
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it is possible to commit a crime doing nothing?
True
7 of 18
what are omissions?
a failure to act
8 of 18
malice aforethought is the mens rea of which crime
murder
9 of 18
malice can be one of two things
express or implied
10 of 18
Intention can be one of two things
direct or oblique
11 of 18
what is the name for offences that do not require mens rea
strict liability offences
12 of 18
who decides the intention/state of mind that the defendant had at the time of the crime
the jury
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what case gives us the definition for oblique intent?
woolin case 1998
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what is the leading case for the transactional theory?
Thabo meli v others 1954
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callow v tillstone is a case of what?
strict liability
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what is the difference between strict liability and absolute liability
the defendant will be guilty because a state of affairs exists (in absolute liability) while in strict liability the defendant will be innocent if the actus reus occured involuntarily
17 of 18
who gave us the five point test for rebutting the presumption of mens rea?
scarman
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
what does actus reus mean?
Back
guilty act
Card 3
Front
what does mens rea mean?
Back
Card 4
Front
what defences are available as special and partial defences to murder?
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