C/L/65. Mens rea and actus reus: are blurred together when it comes to establishing elements of crime in cases.

This essay argues that when it comes to establishing the two main elements of crime such as actus reus and mens rea it is immaterial to distinguish what exactly is an act and what is a mental element in great depth, what is needed is to have the elements and then to prove them. Valid examples are provided which not only illustrate the point mentioned above, but also show that actus reus and mens rea go together in the majority of cases, and that it will be difficult to convict someone of the crime where there is only and act or only intent to commit such act, both have to be present for a person to be held criminally responsible.