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  2. Criminal negligence - Wikipedia

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    In criminal law, criminal negligence is an offence that involves a breach of an objective standard of behaviour expected of a defendant. It may be contrasted with strictly liable offences, which do not consider states of mind in determining criminal liability, or offenses that requires mens rea , a mental state of guilt.

  3. Recklessness (law) - Wikipedia

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    To commit a criminal offence of ordinary liability (as opposed to strict liability) the prosecution must show both the actus reus (guilty act) and mens rea (guilty mind). A person cannot be guilty of an offence for his actions alone; there must also be the requisite intention, knowledge, recklessness, or criminal negligence at the relevant time.

  4. Criminal negligence - en.wikipedia.org

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    In criminal law, criminal negligence is an offence that involves a breach of an objective standard of behaviour expected of a defendant. It may be contrasted with strictly liable offences, which do not consider states of mind in determining criminal liability, or offenses that requires mens rea , a mental state of guilt.

  5. Indiana Code - Wikipedia

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    The Indiana Code in book form. The Indiana Code is the code of laws for the U.S. state of Indiana. The contents are the codification of all the laws currently in effect within Indiana. With roots going back to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the laws of Indiana have been revised many times.

  6. Questions the jury asked before acquitting Daniel Penny in ...

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    Later that day, the jury requested the definitions of criminal negligence and recklessness. "We the jury request that Judge Wiley read the definition of recklessness and negligence. Please read it ...

  7. Non-fatal offences against the person in English law - Wikipedia

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    Cunningham recklessness is applied. [ c 22 ] [ 46 ] However, for the purposes of recklessness, foresight of even minor harm is sufficient – it does not require foresight of serious harm. [ 46 ] [ 48 ] This has been criticised since it breaks the correspondence principle, that the mens rea should match the actus reus of an offence.

  8. Inchoate offense - Wikipedia

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    On the other hand, committing an offense under the US Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act merely requires "knowing", [7] that is, recklessness. Facilitation also requires "believing", [8] yet another way of saying reckless. [citation needed] Intent may be distinguished from recklessness and criminal negligence as a higher mens ...

  9. Intention (criminal law) - Wikipedia

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    Under s8(b) therefore, the jury is allowed a wide latitude in applying a hybrid test to impute intent or foresight (for the purposes of recklessness) on the basis of all the evidence. The United States Supreme Court held in Elonis v. United States that negligence is not sufficient to show intent, but did not rule on the question of recklessness.