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Intent is defined in English law by the ruling in R v Mohan [1976] QB 1 as "the decision to bring about a prohibited consequence" (malum prohibitum). [1] [2] [3] A range of words represents shades of intent in criminal laws around the world. The mental element, or mens rea, of murder, for example, was historically called malice aforethought.
Full case name: Her Majesty The Queen v Chikmaglur Mohan: Citations [1994] 2 SCR 9: Ruling: appeal was allowed and the evidence was excluded. Court membership; Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major ...
R v Mohan [1975] 2 All ER 193, intention defined as "a decision to bring about... [the actus reus] no matter whether the accused desired that consequence of his act or not." In the special case of murder, the defendant must have appreciated (i.e. consciously recognized) that either death or serious bodily harm would be
On August 19, 1975, Smith, then 13, Rottler Trick, then 11, and Rottler, then 14, were leaving a gas station in eastern Indianapolis at 10:45 p.m. and decided to hitchhike home.
The Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case (also known as the Ranga-Billa case) [1] was a kidnapping and murder crime in New Delhi in 1978. [2] It involved the kidnapping and subsequent murder of siblings Geeta and Sanjay by Kuljeet Singh ( alias Ranga Khus) and Jasbir Singh (alias Billa).
Sisters Seema Mohan Gavit (born 1975) and Renuka Kiran Shinde (born 1973) are Indian serial killers convicted of kidnapping thirteen children and killing five of them between 1990 and 1996. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In association with their mother Anjanabai , they were active in various cities in western Maharashtra – Pune , Thane , Kalyan , Kolhapur ...
On 18 June 1975, Roy Jenkins announced in Parliament that he was referring the case to the Appeal Court. [2] On 17 October 1975, the convictions of all three boys were thrown out by the Court of Appeal. [2] [1] Lord Scarman criticised the police for their handling of the case and declared all three young men "innocent" in his final verdict.
This is a list of major cases decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. These include appeals from the following countries: [1] Canada (criminal until 1933; Civil case until 1949) Malaysia (until 1985) Australia (until 1986) Singapore (until 1994) Hong Kong (until 1997) New Zealand (until 2003) Most Caribbean countries