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Flashcards in Mens Rea Deck (15)
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1
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Highest level of men’s rea

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Intention

2
Q

Intention case

A

Mohan

D decided to bring about prohibited consequence

3
Q

Act for specific intent

A

S18 of offences against the person act

Must intent to cause grievous bodily harm

4
Q

Direct intent

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Intends specific consequence to occur

5
Q

Oblique intent

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Defendant intends one thing but actual consequence that occurs is another

6
Q

Case for oblique intent and omission

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Hancock and shankland 
Miners on strike 
Tried to stop another miner go to work in taxi 
Pushed concrete block to block the road 
Landed on car taxi driver killed
7
Q

For sight of consequences

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When achieving other thing D saw he would also cause those consequences

8
Q

Case for foresight of consequences

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Moloney 
D and step dad at a party 
Who could load gun fastest 
Didn’t have guts to pull trigger
Didn’t think or aim just did it 
Not intention itself
9
Q

Virtual certainty case

A

Nedrick
Pour paraffin through letter box
Set house alight
Child died

10
Q

Order of intent cases

A

Moloney
Nedrick
Woollin

11
Q

Woollin case

A

Threw baby at prom

Died

12
Q

Subjective recklessness

A

D knows there’s a risk of consequences happening but still takes risk

13
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Case for subjective recklessness

A

Cunningham
Tore gas meter off wall for money
Fire in house next door
Not guilty as didn’t realise risk

14
Q

Levels of men’s rea high to low

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Intention
Recklessness
Negligence

15
Q

Negligence

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Failure to meet standards of reasonable man