Principle of Actus Reus

Abstract

The actual act of performing a crime (actus reus) is more than an act, it may be an omission to conduct or a "state of being." For example, if you are in possession of an illicit substance, you are not behaving or not acting, but simply in possession. This is a fact of being. Omissions to act can be offences as well. The factor of the circumstances of the actus reus applies to the relevant circumstances in which an act must take place in order to be criminal. The specific conditions in the case of the crime of trespassing at night will be that the act happened at night, on someone's property rather than your own, and that you breached the property without authorization or legal reason. The inability to provide is an omission and a felony if an adult fails to provide the essential needs for the survival of children. Acts or kinds of wrongdoing are the bulk of offences. Evidence of the physical dimension involves more than only deciding if there is an act, absence or state of being. The four C's-conduct, consequences, causes and causation must be understood.