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Mens Rea in Criminal Law

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What is required by the prosecution to establish in specific intent crimes like murder?

Intention (correct)

Negligence

Causation

Recklessness

In the case of Hyam v DPP, what did the court rule regarding the defendant's actions?

The defendant intended to cause harm

The defendant lacked intent (correct)

The defendant was not aware of the consequences

The defendant only acted recklessly

According to R v Moloney, what did the trial judge incorrectly tell the jury about intention?

Intention is irrelevant in criminal cases

Intent can be inferred from actions alone

Intention can be based on desire alone

Intention requires foreseeing the consequences (correct)

What did the House of Lords (HOL) disapprove in the direction given to the jury in R v Moloney?

The instruction that foreseeing consequences equals intention Signup and view all the answers

What did Lord Bridge suggest as a general rule regarding jury directions on the meaning of intention?

Jury should not be directed about the meaning of intention Signup and view all the answers

In Hyam v DPP, why was the defendant convicted despite not intending for the tragic outcome?

The defendant acted with full knowledge of the likely outcome Signup and view all the answers

What did R v Moloney clarify about foreseeing consequences and intention?

'Foreseeing' does not automatically mean 'intending' Signup and view all the answers

'Foreseeing a consequence as being a natural consequence' is relevant to which type of intention according to L. Bridge's questions?

'Oblique' or 'indirect' intention Signup and view all the answers

'Was death or serious injury a natural consequence of the defendant's voluntary act?' - This question helps determine...

'Direct' or 'specific' intention Signup and view all the answers

'Did the defendant foresee that consequence as being a natural consequence of his act?' - This question relates to understanding...