Guilty acts, guilty minds / Stephen P. Garvey.

"You can't be convicted of a crime without a guilty act and a guilty mind." A lawyer might dress the same idea up in Latin: "You can't be convicted of a crime without actus reus and mens rea." Things like that are often said, but what do people mean when they say them?...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Garvey, Stephen P., 1965- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Series:	Studies in penal theory and philosophy.
Subjects:	Criminal law > Philosophy. Criminal justice, Administration of > United States. Criminal justice, Administration of. United States.