Discussion
The essential elements of a crime are :
Answer: B
The essential elements of a crime are mens rea and actus reus.
The maxim actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, an act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is guilty, states the two essentials: a guilty act or omission (actus reus, written 'actus rea' in the paper) and a guilty mind (mens rea). Many accounts add a human being as the doer and injury as the result, but these two are the core.
Motive, the reason why a person acts, is not an element of a crime: a good motive does not excuse a crime, and a bad motive does not make a lawful act criminal. Intention and knowledge are forms of mens rea, so listing them with motive or action does not state the two elements.
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