Mental state - or intent. A wrongful mental state is as necessary as a wrongful act to establish criminal liability. What constitutes a mental state varies according to the wrongful action. Thus - for murder - the mens rea is the intent to take a lif

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1. Mental state - or intent. A wrongful mental state is as necessary as a wrongful act to establish criminal liability. What constitutes a mental state varies according to the wrongful action. Thus - for murder - the mens rea is the intent to take a lif