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The incidents that the police might successfully investigate
In this particular case, there are many various incidents that the police may be able to investigate. The police will look into the possession of marijuana, sexual assault, impaired driving, property damage, and fraud. The police may be successful in charging Fred in all these incidences.
When these incidents occurred, Fred was conscious and was able to determine from right and wrong. Fred understood that he was doing illegal activities when he purchased the bag of marijuana from his friend. Even though laws are changing around marijuana, today it is still illegal and may have criminal consequences when in possession of marijuana. As Fred walks by the young female by the washrooms, he shows signs of interest but she declines. Afterward, Fred proceeded in assaulting the young woman sexually by touching …show more content…

Actus reus is the criminal act made by a person. In many cases, the actus reus needs a mens rea for conviction.
In the incident of the sexual assault on the young female, Fred understood that the young woman was uninterested in him as she showed him no signs of interest. After the young woman expressed herself Fred touched her behind with no consent. The mens rea in this incident is Fred understanding that the female was uninterested but continued to act on his thoughts. The actus reus, in this case, is when Fred actually made physical contact with the young woman with no consent from her.
Another crime that Fred committed was possession of marijuana. Fred purchased a bag of marijuana from one his friends that evening with the intentions of having a few joints that evening. The mens rea in this crime was that Fred intended of smoking an illegal drug that evening. The actus reus in this incident is Fred illegally purchasing the marijuana from one his friends at the

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