Question

If Caleb decided he was not going to commit a crime before he shot his bow but later suffered a seizure that triggered the shot killing Kim, the element of ________ , which joins mens rea and the act, would be absent from the scenario.

Answer 1

... the element of motive which joins mens rea and the act, would be absent from the scenario.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the law of court, there are two major reaons upon which crimes committed by someone is judged and viewed from. The motive why the crime is about to be committed and the result to actualised in doing the crime.

In the case of Caleb, even though he killed Kim as a result of the bow he fired, the motive for shooting the bow which killed someone was not there (never meant to kill in the first place).