Both the Actus Reus and the Mens Rea Will Have to Be Proven.
Mens rea can be transferred from an intended victim to an unforeseen victim but only if the actus reus committed is the same as the actus reus intended. In the case of R. v Latimer (1886) 17 Q.B.D. 359 the defendant intended to strike a man in front of him and hit a woman standing next to him by accident.
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Actus Reus: a wrongful deed; Mens Rea: a guilty mind; Actus Reus can be a physical act (hitting someone), a failure to act (watching someone being hit), or a state of being (having stolen property in your possession). It must be shown that a person committed an act prohibited by law.
This result is the same as that which results from a lack of actus reus because, as noted above, both mens rea and actus reus are elements of the crime that must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and if they cannot be proven the defendant will be exonerated of the charged crime. The insanity defense, in contrast, can excuse a defendant from punishment but does not exonerate him or her.
An overview of the law relating to the offence of actual bodily harm under s.47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. Considers all elements of the actus reus and mens rea of the offence with links to case summaries and law reports.
Question: “The correspondence principle concerns the relationship between actus reus and mens rea. If the offence is defined in terms of certain consequences and certain circumstances, the mental element ought to correspond with that by referring to those consequences or circumstances.” Ashworth and Campbell in “Recklessness in Assault and in General” (1991) 107 L.Q.R. 187 at p.192.
The elements which make up the actus reus of the offence burglary are common to both subsections. These are: Entry. As a trespasser. A building or part of a building. Entry. Initially it was held that to amount to an entry the defendant had to make a substantial and effective entry: R v Collins (1973) 3 WLR 243 Case summary. However, later cases suggest that this is no longer required: R v.