Actus Reus (AQA A-Level Law): Flashcards

Physical element of a crime

Actus reus & mens rea occur at same time

No liability for failure to act

Duty to avert danger of one's own making

Conduct must be voluntary, product of conscious will

But for defendant's act, would consequence occur?

Operating & substantial cause, more than minimal

Thin skull rule: take victims as you find them

When 'daft' or completely unreasonable

Liability from being in a state, not action