Actus reus

in the view of the High Court, it is “clear that what is required to constitute the crime is conduct severe enough to cause alarm to ordinary people and threaten serious disturbance to the community”[12] In This case Mr Baig could fall under the actus reus and mens rea of the crime did conduct himself in a disorderly manner and his actions could have caused alarm to ordinary people by shouting to the public howver again they could rely on the defence Kinnaird v Higson 2001 SCCR 427[13] is an…

There has been an abundance of classes that have helped me the most during my college career. Almost all of the criminal justice classes that I have taken have proven to help me. The classes that have been the most helpful were Criminal Justice 202, Criminal Justice 204, and Criminal Justice 345 and Criminal Justice 401. In the fall of 2013 I took Criminal Justice 202 with Paula Broussard. Criminal Justice 202 is a class about Ethics in the Criminal Justice System. I think that this class…

demands to cease or continue an action. Novelty Now, substituted PYR (a low-cost chemical emulsifier) in its original formula under the direction of Chris, one of the owners of Funny Face. Under criminal laws, both elements of a crime are present: “actus reus” wrongful behavior and “mens rea” wrongful state of mind. The consequence of the wrongful behavior element is Mr. Margolin’s skin discoloration and Chris’ wrongful state of mind is evident in his negligent use of a non-FDA approved…

Question one of this essay will seek to show how legislation and morality are not only seen as a false dichotomy, but essential for social cohesion. This will be further expanded to show procedural difference between private and public law with the individual. Question two will seek to show the legal relationship between the citizen and the state through different legal systems. Those systems being statutory and civil legislation with accountability under a duty of care. Laws are sets of…

Wrongful convictions undermine the Criminal justice system and the procedural structure that is supposed to “uphold” and help deliver justice. Justice is a term that has many different definitions however within the Canadian Justice System, what is Justice? Is justice having criminals being convicted regardless of how evidence was obtained or excluding important evidence based on how it was obtained, which may allow someone who is guilty, to be “free”. The Justice system protects the accused by…

Adele's case is a criminal case Property and asset insurance provides protection against risks to property, such as fire, theft, burglary and some weather damage from flood and earthquake. Adele's case explains that crime occurred in the workplace. And it is to be covered by insurance. However, the company needs to find out who is the criminal. I think this case is we say "Employee Theft or Embezzlement." Employee theft is a crime which involves the unlawful taking of money or property from an…

. Identify and explain the challenges inherent to the task of estimating the costs of crime. How do you feel that the costs of crime could be measured? Support your response. Crime generates substantial costs to society at individual, community, and national levels. The cost of crime is almost impossible to measure and to put a price tag on what it would cost would be a phenomenal amount. For example, the riots in Los Angeles in 1992 that broke out after the videotapes went public regarding the…

Background The case started back on May 20, 2005, in which a man by the name of Jerry Jackson had called the police after discovering what looked like a mannequin floating in the Grand Marais Canal in Jennings, Louisiana. Reporter Ethan Brown from Matter interviews Jackson and found out that the reason he called the police was because the mannequin was attracting flies, which it normally does not do. After the police were contacted, they arrived at the scene and found out the body belonged to…

R v. Gonzales refers to a criminal case of a triple parricide by twenty year old Australian BOS: 28744455 Sef Gonzales which occurred on the 10th of July 2001. Sef’s motives for killing his father Teddy, Mother Mary Loiva and sister Clodine derived from his parent’s unattainable high expectations of him and his desire to financially benefit from their death. Having premeditated his crime, Sef entered Clodine’s room at 4pm armed with two kitchen knifes and a baseball bat and killed her. The cause…

B. Possible Defences Intoxication Defence of intoxication refers to the defendant being “under the influence of alcohol, drugs or other substances that they did not know what they were doing or the full extent of their actions”. Despite the fact that the drugs were self induced, it was taken under the pressure of the co-offenders. At the time of the incident, Akon was under the influence of ice as an inexperienced user. His defence argued that there was no way that he, as a second time user…