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13 Oct 2022, 9:18 am by Michael Oykhman
For the Crown to secure a conviction for possession of stolen property, the actus reus and the mens rea of the offence must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. [read post]
4 Oct 2022, 8:16 am by Michael Oykhman
In R v Calder, 1960 [SCR] 892, Justice Cartwright summarized the elements of this offence as requiring proof beyond a reasonable doubt that: the evidence specified in the indictment (the indictment is the formal charge or document laying out the charge) was false in fact (actus reus); that the accused when he or she gave it knew that it was false (mens rea); and that he or she gave it with intent to mislead the court (mens rea). [read post]
29 Sep 2022, 12:41 pm by Michael Oykhman
Guilty Mind (Mens rea) The mens rea that the Crown must prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, to secure a conviction of aggravated assault is: That there was objective foresight of bodily harm As seen in the case of R v Godin, [1994] 2 SCR 484 the mens rea for aggravated assault is objective foresight of bodily harm. [read post]
21 Sep 2022, 10:04 pm by Kurt R. Karst
  It’s a bedrock principle of criminal law that crimes require an actus reus (the prohibited act) and the requisite mens rea (mental state). [read post]
20 Sep 2022, 4:02 pm by Michael Oykhman
For the Crown to secure a conviction for breaking and entering, the actus reus and the mens rea of the offence must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. [read post]
12 Sep 2022, 10:50 am by Michael Oykhman
The Guilty Mind (Mens Rea) In addition to the actus reus, the Crown must also prove beyond a reasonable doubt the mental elements of the offence including: You intended to make, download, view, or export child pornography; or You knew or were wilfully blind as to the content of the material. [read post]
8 Sep 2022, 11:47 am by Michael Oykhman
The case of R v ML, 2021 NBCA 27 also stated that the actus reus is made out where a “reasonable person aware of the circumstances would perceive the words as a threat of death or bodily harm”. [read post]
8 Sep 2022, 11:30 am by Michael Oykhman
This was described in the case of R v Sanaee, 2015 ABCA 224 which stated that there will be few if any, circumstances where one can rely on colour of right to defend against animal cruelty charges. [read post]
7 Sep 2022, 10:03 am by Michael Oykhman
The Guilty Mind (Mens Rea) In R v Tatton, 2015 SCC 33 (“Tatton”) the Supreme Court of Canada outlined the mens rea requirement for a conviction under section 434: intentional or reckless performance of the illegal act. [read post]
6 Sep 2022, 1:57 pm by Michael Oykhman
However, it is important to note that the extortion does not need to be successful, rather any attempts to extort will suffice the men’s rea element of the offence as well. [read post]
6 Sep 2022, 1:57 pm by Michael Oykhman
However, it is important to note that the extortion does not need to be successful, rather any attempts to extort will suffice the men’s rea element of the offence as well. [read post]
But other details, more importantly in our view, flesh out questions of intent and mens rea that are key to all of the statutes at issue in the warrant. [read post]
25 Aug 2022, 10:44 am by Michael Oykhman
The concept of colour of right is not set out in the Code, rather caselaw such as R v Dorosh, 2003 SKCA 134 describes it as “an honest belief in a state of facts, which if it actually existed would at law justify or excuse the act done. [read post]
23 Aug 2022, 9:41 am by Calin Yablonski
Additionally, in R v Sansregret, [1985] CanLII 79 (SCC), it has been indicated that wilful blindness or recklessness will also satisfy the mens rea requirement for the offence of harassment. [read post]