CRIM 1160 FINAL (ch. 5-10) Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: hybrid offences
Answer:
-Crown elects the summary process (trial in provincial court)
Crown elects the indictable process, most cases accused will have a choice:
Provincial court or
Supreme Court
Punishment is less
These are offences that can be dealt with as either summary or indictable. Crown
counsel
makes the decision about how the offence will be handled.
Q: elements of an offence (2)
Answer:
actus reus and mena rea - must be proven
,CRIM 1160 FINAL (ch. 5-10) Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: actus reus (3)
Answer:
-physical act
a "state of affairs"
omission of an act (breach of legal duty to act)
Q: Mens Rea
Answer:
-intention
state of mind
willful blindness
recklessness
Q: exceptions to mens Rea
Answer:
strict liability
,CRIM 1160 FINAL (ch. 5-10) Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: willful blindness
Answer:
-A person knows the possibility of illegality but chooses not to ask questions
or investigate the situation
Q: First degree murder
Answer:
homicide that is planned, intended and deliberate
Q: second degree murder
Answer:
killing carried out without planning that doesn't fall under categories
of first-degree murder
, CRIM 1160 FINAL (ch. 5-10) Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: manslaughter
Answer:
homicide committed without intention to cause death, although may have
intention to cause harm
Q: 2 categories of manslaughter
Answer:
-unlawful act
criminal negligence
Q: unlawful act
Answer:
person commits a crime that unintentionally results in the death of another
person
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: hybrid offences
Answer:
-Crown elects the summary process (trial in provincial court)
Crown elects the indictable process, most cases accused will have a choice:
Provincial court or
Supreme Court
Punishment is less
These are offences that can be dealt with as either summary or indictable. Crown
counsel
makes the decision about how the offence will be handled.
Q: elements of an offence (2)
Answer:
actus reus and mena rea - must be proven
,CRIM 1160 FINAL (ch. 5-10) Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: actus reus (3)
Answer:
-physical act
a "state of affairs"
omission of an act (breach of legal duty to act)
Q: Mens Rea
Answer:
-intention
state of mind
willful blindness
recklessness
Q: exceptions to mens Rea
Answer:
strict liability
,CRIM 1160 FINAL (ch. 5-10) Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: willful blindness
Answer:
-A person knows the possibility of illegality but chooses not to ask questions
or investigate the situation
Q: First degree murder
Answer:
homicide that is planned, intended and deliberate
Q: second degree murder
Answer:
killing carried out without planning that doesn't fall under categories
of first-degree murder
, CRIM 1160 FINAL (ch. 5-10) Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: manslaughter
Answer:
homicide committed without intention to cause death, although may have
intention to cause harm
Q: 2 categories of manslaughter
Answer:
-unlawful act
criminal negligence
Q: unlawful act
Answer:
person commits a crime that unintentionally results in the death of another
person
