| 1. | Secondly, an act and subsequent omission constitute a collective actus reus.
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| 2. | The Actus Reus of the offence cannot be established unless the act is voluntary.
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| 3. | Therefore, an omission to act may constitute actus reus.
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| 4. | In a trojan horse defense the defendant claims he did not commit the actus reus.
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| 5. | Accordingly, it does not correspond with the actus reus.
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| 6. | The actus reus element must be independently satisfied.
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| 7. | The " actus reus " is the wound or infliction of grievous bodily harm ( GBH ).
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| 8. | The relevant actus reus for murder is where an act ( or omission ) has caused death.
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| 9. | Since each crime has its own definition, the " actus reus " varies according to the crime concerned.
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| 10. | The final requirement states that both an " actus reus " and a " mens rea " coincide.
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