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138 documents for actus reus example

- R. v. Beatty, 2008 SCC 5 (2008)
... onus lies on the Crown to prove both the actus reus and the mens rea of the offence of dangerous ..., the facts in this case provide a graphic example. The fact that the danger may be the product of li...
- Supreme Court of Canada
- R. v. J.A. , 2011 SCC 28 ; [2011] 2 S.C.R. 440, R. v. J.A., 2011 SCC 28, 2011 SCC 28 (2011)
... of consent in order to establish the actus reus of sexual assault. She reasoned that if an in...These examples shed further light on Parliament's understanding o...
- Supreme Court of Canada
- Justice Peter De Carteret Cory and his charter approach to regulatory offences.
...(3) For example, he authored R. v. Askov, (4) the unreasonable del... committed the behaviour that forms the actus reus of the offence in the Criminal Code. . The se...
- University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review
- Vol. 65 Nbr. 2, March 2007

- R. v. Pontes, [1995] 3 S.C.R. 44 (1995)
...The factual element comprising the actus reus consists in the driving of a motor vehicle ha... but does not know that it is illegal; for example, driving a motor vehicle in a certain manner or ma...
- Supreme Court of Canada
- R. v. Chaulk, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1303 (1990)
... prove the accused's guilt -- i.e., the actus reus, the mens rea, and the absence of exculpatory... Code provisions are more explicit; for example, s. 17 tells us that a person who commits an offen...
- Supreme Court of Canada
- R. v. Davis, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 759 (1999)
... of the law on some special ground, for example for the construction of provisions of doubtful imp... favours from C.D., thereby constituting the actus reus of extortion, which includes an attempt at in...
- Supreme Court of Canada
- R. v. Bernard, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 833 (1988)
... one which involves the performance of the actus reus coupled with an intent or purpose going beyon... intent, would be an answer, as it is for example in a charge of attempted suicide" (ibid., 504). So...
- Supreme Court of Canada
- R. v. Daviault, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 63 (1994)
... mens rea required for the offence and the actus reus. To deny that even a very minimal mental elem...A number of examples come to mind. For instance, if a person in a state...
- Supreme Court of Canada
- R. v. J.F., 2008 SCC 60 (2008)
...The actus reus, the prosecution theory, and essentially the ... the context of driving offences: See, for example, R. v. Willock (2006), 210 C.C.C. (3d) 60 (Ont. C....
- Supreme Court of Canada
- Year in review: developments in Canadian law in 2008.
...Mustapha v. Culligan (13) is an example. In that case, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) c... of a wild animal" (73) is not a novus actus that vitiates causation. (74) The risk posed by a ... the elements of the offence: the actus reus simply required conduct that was dangerous to the ...
- University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review
- Vol. 67 Nbr. 2, March 2009