mental element of a crime
11mens rea — mental element of a crime, criminal thought …
12Criminal law — For the 1989 film, see Criminal Law (film). Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and… …
13Münchausen syndrome by proxy — Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 33167 eMedicine med/3544 …
14Munchausen syndrome by proxy — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 33167 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3544| eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|2742 | MeshID = D016735 Fabricated or induced illness (FII), or… …
15Lambert v. California — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants = Lambert v. California ArgueDate = April 3 ArgueYear = 1957 ReargueDateA = October 16 ReargueDateB = 17 ReargueYear = 1957 DecideDate = December 16 DecideYear = 1957 FullName = Lambert v. California USVol = 355… …
16Mens rea — Criminal law Part of …
17English criminal law — The Old Bailey, a Crown Court centre, is situated on the site of the former bailey of the London wall English criminal law refers to the body of law in the jurisdiction of England and Wales which deals with crimes and their consequences. Criminal …
18mens rea — / menz rē ə, rā / n pl men·tes re·ae / men ˌtēz rē ˌē, men ˌtās rā ˌī/ [New Latin, literally, guilty mind]: a culpable mental state; esp: one involving intent or knowledge and forming an element of a criminal offense murder contains a mens rea… …
19diminished capacity — di·min·ished capacity /də mi nisht / n 1: an abnormal mental condition that renders a person unable to form the specific intent necessary for the commission of a crime (as first degree murder) but that does not amount to insanity – called also… …
20Ultimate issue (law) — An ultimate issue in criminal law is a legal issue at stake in the prosecution of a crime for which an expert witness is providing testimony. For example, if the issue is the defendant s mental state at the time of the offense, the ultimate issue …
