Chapter 1: The Nature, Purpose, & Function of Criminal Law

An individual must commit a criminal act (actus reus) and concurrently possess a criminal intent (mens rea) to specifically commit that crime. Typically, these two are required to occur at the same time because having the intent to commit a crime without actually committing a crime cannot be justifiably punished. ................
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