Question

One of the basic tenets of criminal liability is "actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea". What does this mean in English?

Options

• A guilty act is not required in criminal law

• If a person does a criminal act, he will be found guilty

• The act is not guilty unless the mind is guilty

• The guilty mind and guilty act are the same things

Answer 1

The act is not guilty unless the mind is guilty