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Which of the following statements about the maxim "Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea" is correct?
The maxim means that an act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty. Criminal liability generally needs both a prohibited act and a guilty intention, known as mens rea, behind it.
- AAn act alone makes a person guilty regardless of intention
- BAn act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guiltyCorrect
- CA person is guilty only when the act is committed in public
- DA guilty mind alone, without any act, always makes a person liable
Explanation
The maxim states that the act by itself does not make a person guilty unless there is also a guilty mind (mens rea). It underlies the general principle in criminal law that both a prohibited act and a guilty intention are usually needed. The option stating the act alone is enough contradicts the maxim.
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