Elements of a Criminal Offense: Mens Rea

The court disagreed, stating that criminal negligence requires showing the defendant's acts were ______ and wanton.

The risk assessment depended on specific circumstances and was best evaluated by a ______.

A law prohibiting conduct without reference to the actor’s state of mind provides the actor with no excuse for ______.

Regina v. Prince case involved a mistake of fact regarding a girl’s ______.

In Regina v. Prince, the defendant believed the girl was ______ than she actually was.

Mistake of fact can be exculpatory if it prevents the defendant from having a necessary ______ element for the crime.

The statute in Regina v. Prince was meant to deter crimes against ______ girls.

Prince was charged with taking a girl under the age of ______ from her parents.

In Regina v. Prince, the court interpreted the statute to punish anyone abducting a girl under ______.

The court emphasized legislative intent over defendant’s ______.