pebbles513
Dec 15, 2007, 10:32 AM
What is meant by “elements of a crime”
bmarigoni
Dec 19, 2007, 09:42 PM
What is meant by “elements of a crime”
Elements of a crime:
Specific factors that define a crime, which the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt in order to obtain conviction. Elements that must be proven are (1) that a crime actually occurred (actus reus), (2) that the accused intended the crime to happen (mens rea), (3) a timely relationship between the first two factors.