Mens Rea Flashcards

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What is the two part test (established by the case of Woollin) the jury can use to help establish whether a defendant had intention (for the purposes of mens rea)?

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D has intention where:
1) an outcome is virtually certain; and
2) D foresaw it as virtually certain.

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