In Georgia, felony murder does not require intent to kill, but it does carry a life sentence.
It is unknown what mental element is expected in cases of trespass to goods; while trespass to the person requires intent, the requirements for trespass to goods have never been tested in court.
Further, an August , 2002 memo written largely by Yoo but signed by Assistant Attorney General Jay S. Bybee argued that torture required the intent to inflict suffering "equivalent in intensity to the pain accompanying serious physical injury, such as organ failure, impairment of bodily function, or even death".
What had earlier appeared to be purpose (requiring intent) was now apparently revealed as mere unintended but successful and preserved function.
Companies are legal persons and may therefore be criminally responsible for offences requiring intent (mens rea), although case law 4 restricts the application of this principle to the Board of Directors, the managing director and perhaps other superior officers who carry out functions of management.
Insider trading requires intent".
The bill would seek to address one reason that the United States has not cited China for manipulation since 1994, which is that a finding of manipulation requires intent.
In a 1991 case involving John L. Cheek, an American Airlines pilot, the court held that if an individual could persuade a jury that he sincerely believed that he did not have to pay taxes, even if there was no rational basis for the belief, the person could not be convicted of tax evasion -- a crime that requires intent.
True villainy requires intent and choice; the Night King just is.
Few, if any, says attorney Janet Sherwood of Corte Madera, California: "Fraud is a crime requiring intent, and if consumers don't openly discuss their plans, there is nothing in a pattern of Christmas-time splurging to prove intent".
