For a crime to be considered a crime there has to be concurrence of the actus reus and the mens rea, Edem can only be charged (negligence) if he has legal duty to do which he failed to execute.( criminal omission). Now since thereโs no law binding Edem to be the caregiver..
For a crime to be considered a crime there has to be concurrence of the actus reus and the mens rea, Edem can only be charged (negligence) if he has legal duty to do which he failed to execute.( criminal omission). Now since thereโs no law binding Edem to be the caregiver..
Hey, I have been trying to start a series called โLaw questions for non lawyersโ: Today being a holiday seems like a good day to start something like that.
Question 1.
Edem sees his girlfriend Angela walking towards the end of a cliff. Angela is blind, and is using a walking stick. Edem says nothing to alert her, and watches her fall of from the cliff.
Investigators find that Edem had gotten another girl โAsantewaaโ pregnant and had written in his journal that he wishes Angela was dead so she never finds out.
Is Edem guilty of Murder? - Explain your answer.
I will post a video later on explaining what you should considers