1. Mens Rea 1 Lesson Outcomes: Date: Monday, 14 January 2019
Describe the difference between intention and recklessness
Apply the law correctly to scenarios
Specification links:
Mens rea: intention and subjective recklessness; transferred malice; coincidence of actus reus and mens rea.
Key vocabulary
Mens rea, transferred malice, recklessness, intention
Starter: Guess the cases! A B 1

2. Apply your knowledge
Complete the Activity box on p.190

4. Apply your knowledge
Explain the difference between Direct and Oblique intent
Complete the Activity box on p.192

6. Mens Rea 1 Lesson Outcomes: Date: Monday, 14 January 2019
Describe the difference between intention and recklessness
Explain the concept coincidence of AR & MR
Know & Understand the cases covered so far.
Apply the law correctly to scenarios
Specification links:
Mens rea: intention and subjective recklessness; transferred malice; coincidence of actus reus and mens rea.
Key vocabulary
Mens rea, transferred malice, recklessness, intention
Starter: In pairs, come up with an action that represents a case. Be ready to test the rest of the class! 6

9. I.R.A.C
Issue – whether AR established. Relevant Law – AR = Act/Omission. GR = cannot be guilty of omission, though some circumstances where duty of care has been found (cases). Act must be voluntary (case). Must be both factual and legal cause of death…Factual = but for (case)…Legal = chain of causation/intervening acts (cases) Apply – Facts state… Conclusion – Therefore, it is submitted that AR has/has not been established… Issue – whether MR established. Relevant Law - MR = Intention or Recklessness. Intention can be direct if purpose or desire to bring about consequences (case) or indirect if alternative purpose or desire but applying the Woollin test, a reasonable person would foresee that the consequences were a virtual certainty and that the defendant also foresaw this virtual certainty. Apply – The facts state… Conclusion – Therefore direct/indirect intention is established/is not established so we must look to recklessness… Issue – whether recklessness established…

10. Apply your knowledge
Complete the activity box on p.193

11. Consolidating your knowledge