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Firstly, we would need to establish whether the person in question had the mens rea, or a guilty mind. With murder, the mens rea is plain, you need to have intended to kill a person or cause Grievous bodi...

Firstly, it has been said that if the standard dictionary definition of intent was adopted then a number of defendants would no doubt be excluded from criminal liability even though they are felt to be cu...

A jury is comprised of jurors, whose purpose is to render a verdict submitted to them by a court. This "trial by peers" approach has stood the test of time and has been long established. However...

Actus Reus is all the element of a crime expect the mental element (state of mind of the offender). It is Latin for 'guilty act'; that is, the action of an offender that is against the law.

1st potential offence is burglary, can be spotted by Roz's entrance into Dale's house. Would have to outline burglary, stating the act it is defined by (s9 Theft Act 1968). Would have to satisfy the requi...