Criminal Fault/Mens Rea Part 1: Subjective Intent

What does 'mens rea' generally refer to in criminal law?

Proving the voluntary criminal act by the accused is sufficient for a conviction; intent does not need to be proven.

What is the highest level of blameworthiness in criminal intent, requiring an individual to wish to bring about a certain wrongful consequence?

According to JF Stephen, the 'outward and visible element' refers to the ______ that causes the injury or the crime.

Match the following concepts with their descriptions:

Which of the following best describes objective fault?

Motive and Intent are the same thing in criminal law.

Why is it potentially misleading to say that an accused person must possess a 'guilty mind' or mens rea?

According to the described legal principles, what is the primary focus when determining recklessness in criminal law?

In determining subjective intention, the court is able to read peoples minds.

In the context of recklessness, what kind of evidence can be used to infer an accused's state of mind?

In criminal law, recklessness must have a ______ element.

Match the concept with its description:

What does intent convey?

Motive is a crucial element in determining the guilt or innocence of an accused person.

Define recklessness in a legal context.

__________ is a state of mind in which the wrongdoer chooses to remain ignorant of suspicious circumstances.

In R v ADH, what was the initial charge against the accused?

In R v ADH, the Court ruled that an objective 'reasonable person' standard should be applied.

What is required for the offence of perjury?

According to R v Hibbert, which of the following statements about motive is true?

In criminal law, intent and motive are the same thing.

In legal terms, when is an accused considered careless?

In R v Buzzanga and Durocher, what was the advocacy group attempting to achieve by creating a racist document?

Ignorance of the law is a valid defense in criminal cases.

What is the 'common sense' inference regarding intention?

In R v Hibbert, the Court stated that unlike ________, motive is not an element of a crime and is legally irrelevant to criminal responsibility.

Match the following terms with their definitions, according to the provided material:

According to R v Tennant and Naccarato, what serves only as evidence for criminal liability?

Crown is not required to prove that the accused understood the risk they were taking, just that they ______.

In the case of the accused who accompanied the 'shooter,' what was his primary defense?

What did Rothstein J hold regarding section 218?

According to Lamer CJC, duress always eliminates criminal intent.

Match the term with its meaning:

What does 'common intention' mean in the context of Section 21(2) of the Code?

Why doesn't motive have to be proved as an element of a criminal offense?

The common law defence of duress is a(n) _______-based defence.

In R v Hibbert, what did the judge include in their instructions to the jury?

In R v Buzzanga and Durocher, the accused were found guilty of wilfully promoting hatred.

What is considered 'legally irrelevant' to criminal responsibility?

According to the provided text, "purpose" means _______ and not desirability.

In regard to duress, section 21 of the Code only allows for what types of defences?

Appeals were allowed in both cases.

In the case of R v Théroux, what was the accused's defense against the fraud charges?

In R v Théroux, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the conviction.

In R v Briscoe, what legal doctrine did the Court of Appeal say the trial judge failed to consider?

In the first case summarized, the Court of Appeal held that the trial judge's direction was too broad, equating creating controversy with the intention to promote ______.

Match the case with the key legal principle or issue it addresses:

In the first case summarized, what does 'wilfully' mean, according to the trial judge?

Motive and intent are the same thing in law.

In R v Briscoe, what crime did the accused stand by and watch being committed?

In R v Théroux, the accused made misrepresentations to induce potential home purchasers to sign a contract and give a ______.

According to the first case, if an accused foresees the consequences as certain to result from an act they do for another purpose, what can they be taken to have?

In R v Briscoe, the trial judge initially convicted the accused.

What did Laboucan ask the accused to hand him from the trunk of the car in R v Briscoe?

According to the summary of the first case, a good ______ does not cure a criminal intent.

In R v Théroux, what did Madam Justice McLachlin decide regarding the accused's honest belief that the project would be completed?

Wilful blindness, is the same as recklessness.