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I have chosen to choose my topic for Criminal Intent: Mens Rea. This intent is where an
individual has to be aware of his or her intentions of committing a crime. The crime being
committed must be related to some sort of intention to meet the credibility of mens rea. Mens rea
is an important concept in criminal law (Dubin, G. V., 1965). It is also a confusing one, largely
because of the inconsistency and lack of uniformity between criminal statutes and judicial
decisions. One author found 79 words and phrases in the U.S. Criminal Code used to describe
mens rea. [Footnote] Often, when courts or legislatures use the same term, they do so assuming
different meanings for the term (Dubin, G. V., 19865). For this reason, the drafters of the Model
Penal Code attempted to establish uniform terms and definitions for those terms. The Model
Penal Code approach is examined later. First, you will learn how mens rea was defined at the
common law. In order to qualify and be labeled as mens rea, the person has to have an intent to
commit an illegal act (Dubin, G. V., 1965).
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Reference
Dubin, G. V. (1965). Mens Rea Reconsidered: A Plea for a Due Process Concept of Criminal
Responsibility. Stan. L. Rev., 18, 322.
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