The Elements of Criminal Liability ACTUS REUS & MENS REA "Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea"‚ or "an act does not make a man guilty unless his mind be also guilty (Burgess‚ 2004‚ p.8)." In criminal law‚ for an individual to commit a crime‚ there must be present two elements. They are: Actus Reus (meaning guilty act or omission); and Mens Rea (meaning guilty mind). Actus Reus is the guilty act or omission in the commissioning of a crime. In short‚ it is what the offender does
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Subject: Negligence Liability of Accountants ______________________________________________________________________ Facts By law‚ accountants may be responsible for customers that hire them in various legal theories‚ including contract‚ fraud and negligence. Accountant malpractice happened when he or she violates the duty of reasonable care‚ knowledge‚ skills and judgment that he or she is due to a client or to the laws to provide auditing and other services. South Asset Management Co hired
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December. In their last quarter they are facing financial problems because of incorrect record sales. Some of the sales records are missing bills of lading. Also the credit approval controls are not emplaced our lack of them will cause a greater liability for collection. Will need to verify all the charges to the customer because there is many overcharge and undercharge amounts. The overcharge delay from invoice date and credit memo averages 24 days to correct the mistake. Apollo’s controls are
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+0000 From: "Darlene Wardlaw" Subject: Understanding the Revenue Cycle Attachment: I’ve attached a Sales internal control questionnaire from another engagement that I think you can use for Apollo. You may want to talk to Karina Ramirez to get answers to the questions. 1. Complete the ICQ for Apollo. For “yes” answers‚ add a comment stating which department and clerk performs the function. For “no” answers‚ describe the possible “errors” or “frauds” that could occur because of the control
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CERTIFICATION This academic report is a product of SANDRINE NJEMO NKA’A from an industrial training program at N ATIONAL PORT AUTHORITY CREDIT UNION LEAGUE [NPACCUL] for the period of August 1 to September 30. This report has been carefully developed in accordance to the conditions and criteria that satisfy the award of B.SC Accounting Degree from the Catholic University Of Bamenda Cameroon [CATUC]. Signature; ………………………………… ……………………………… The Manager NPACCUL
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second defendant would be Dale’s supervisor. The supervisor recorded a pass on an exam that dale did not take. The exam Dale failed to write was based on the video that Dale did not watch. The third defendant would be Wal-Mart; Wal-Mart assumes liability because they could be at fault for not properly training staff. Bob would want to take action on Wal-Mart because they have the “deepest pockets” and would most likely be the only defendant with enough money to pay out compensation. Wal-Mart would
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interest on bonds payable Provision - deficiency income tax assessment TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 500‚000 50‚000 20‚000 64‚000 50‚000 200‚000 40‚000 80‚000 100‚000 90‚000 160‚000 120‚000 75‚000 87‚000 360‚000 200‚000 2‚500‚000 A Convertible bonds‚ due January 31‚ 2007 Noncurrent portion of serial bonds (P2‚000‚000 - P100‚000) TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES 1‚000‚000 1‚900‚000 2‚900‚000 B 5‚400‚000 C TOTAL LIABILITIES (Requirement no. 2) 304‚000 PROBLEM NO. 3 - Pistons Company Item no. 2 Item no
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One of the most important duties of police officers is to prevent crime from happening. In the light of this objective‚ part of the regular duties of police officers is to go on patrol to improve police visibility. As they patrol the community‚ police officers have the responsibility to stop motor vehicles in case the driver commits a violation of motor vehicle law or in case the driver or his companions engage in suspicious activities. Ordinarily‚ motor vehicle stops are supposed to last a few
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Legal Liability 0f Parents Parents should and should not be held legally responsible for their children ’s actions. Parents who are incompetent and parents who are in the system themselves should be held responsible for their children ’s actions. Parents who are handicapped and parents who are competent should not be held responsible for their children ’s actions. Parents that do not rear their children should be held responsible. There are parents who do not care what the child does as
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Apollo Resources: www.personal.psu.edu/djk189/apollo.htm www.theoi.com/olympians/apollon.html www.igreekmythology.com/apollo.html www.men-myths-minds.com/apollo-greek-god.html http://mythagora.com/bios/hera.html http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/papers/fittoncassandra/cass2.html http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/p/Apollo.htm http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/apollo.html http://www.hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu/mythology/phaeton.html Apollo‚ the Greek god of
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