COMPONENTS OF A CRIME: MENS REA AND ACTUS REUS

A crime is not merely an act. To be deemed criminal, it must encompass both the physical movement known as actus reus and the mental state referred to mens rea. Actus reus refers to the guilty deed itself. It consists of any deliberate movement or omission that violates a criminal law. Mens rea, on the other hand, is the mental state behind the con