If Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea is a cardinal principal of criminal law, then which one of the following statements correctly reflects the above principle?

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• Give best response. Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, (act itself does not make a man guilty unless his intentions were so). Thus mens rea means:
• If acts no fact reum nisi means sit rea is a cardinal principle of criminal law, then which one of the following statements correctly reflects the above principle?
• The maxim ‘actus non facit rea nisi mens sit rea’ means:
• Point out incorrect response. Actus reus and mens rea are the two important elements of a crime. Actus reus may be defined as ‘such result of human conduct as the law seeks to prevent.’ It is made up of three constituent parts, namely :
• Which of the following is correct for the aforesaid: I. The physical aspect of crime is actus reas. II. The mental aspect of crime is mens rea. III. The motive is the desire to commit crime
• Give best response. Acts reus and mens rea are the two most essential elements of a crime. Actus reus means as follows :
• Which is one of the following statements correctly describes the concept of ‘Mens rea’?
• Which one of the following statements correctly describes the concept of Mens rea ?
• P was picked up by a gang of robbers in a car from the street. He was given a revolver and asked to shoot at M. When P resisted, a revolver was put on his ear and he was told that if he did not shoot, he would be shot dead. Then P shot M dead. On a charge of murder, P argued that his act was not voluntary nor was there mens rea. P is guilty of:
• Point out incorrect response. There is a presumption that mens rea and evil intention or knowledge of the wrongfulness of the act, is an essential in every offence. However, the following are some of the exceptions to this general rule: