Motive is irrelevant to establish murder. What needs to be established are actus reus (the act) and mens rea (intention).
Motive is not synonymous to and does not equal intention. Motive is defined as a reason for doing something and could be a driving force. Intention on the other hand is more akin to an aim or plan. The Act is that which results in death.
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- Justin Santiago
- Justin Santiago, BAppSc (Hons), MBA, LLB (Hons) comes from a journalism, market research, intellectual property and strategic communications consulting background. Now based in Melbourne he spends his time advising businesses on how to communicate to their customers as well as writing on various subjects of interest in this blog.
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