• Mens rea, Latin for “guilty mind,” is the second critical component of criminal liability.

• General intent crimes are those offenses that contain no specific mens rea component.

• Specific intent crimes are those that do contain a specific mens rea component.

• Motive has been defined as “an idea, belief or emotion that impels or incites one to act in accordance with his state of mind or emotion.”

• Strict liability is a crime that does not require mens rea. Completion of the actus reus alone is enough for criminal liability.

• Concurrence is the requirement that the actus reus and the mens rea occur together.

• Temporal concurrence means that the mens rea must accompany the actus reus in time.
• Motivational concurrence requires that the mens rea be linked to the actus reus it is intended to accompany.

Questions:-

1. Distinguish traditional from statutory mens rea.
2. Provide an example of both a general and a specific intent crime. Explain your answer.
3. Explain strict liability, and offer an example of two strict liability crimes.