Assertion: manslaughter's element | /r/HasProperty | mens rea
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Source sentences:
text: The judgments of several judges in various cases, including Devlin J in R. v Adams[c 5] appear to confuse causality with motive: where there is a strong moral imperative to clear the defendant, causality is doubted, rather than the mental element (mens rea).
text: There is a required mental element (mens rea) for this crime, but it has in some cases not actually been formally established.