The Basics of Criminal Law – IER Mann Legal News


They need to be knowledgeable about criminal law from inside. Additionally, they must be able apply various principles to particular cases for their clients to clear their names. The video below outlines some of the basic principles which criminal law covers.

“Mens the rea” is a Latin expression which means “guilty mind”. Someone must engage in an illegal act when the law is being applied. If, for instance, you take a bank bribe while you are sleep walking then you will not be held accountable because you were not having no power over your mind at the time.

A more realistic example the case of killing someone using an axe, and then accidently hit them with their vehicle while they were on their route to commit the crime it isn’t a case of murder, necessarily. There was no guilt in the moment and therefore they’re exempt from being subject to the mens law.

You can be found guilty for attempting to commit a crime you don’t get it right. It is essential to possess the mindset of a criminal and behaving as if you had a guilty mind. For more details you can watch the above video.

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