Criminal Law: The Mens Rea Requirement (Specific Intent vs. General Intent) [LEAP Preview]

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00:00 Mens Rea: The Guilty Mind Requirement
Introduces mens rea as the internal mental state needed for most crimes, contrasting it with the external actus reus requirement.

02:28 Four Common Law Mental State Categories
Outlines specific intent crimes, general intent crimes, malice crimes, and strict liability crimes, noting the focus on the first two.

04:06 Specific Intent Crimes Explained
Uses common law larceny to show how the statute’s language often directly states the mental state element.

06:03 Larceny Example Without Guilty Mind
Illustrates how meeting all actus reus elements without the intent to steal means the mens rea requirement is not satisfied.

08:53 Identifying Specific Intent Crimes
Explains how to determine if a crime is specific intent by analyzing the statutory language and mental state requirement.

09:31 Three Types of Specific Intent Crimes
Breaks specific intent crimes into further consequence, special motive, and knowledge categories.

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