If A crashed into C’s car with the intention of killing him and the crash led to C’s death, A would be guilty of murder in the light of which of the following legal maxim?

Actus non facit Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea mens rea Assentio Mentium

Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea

Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea: This latin maxim means that an act does not make one guilty unless the mind is also legally blameworthy. In other words, for a physical act to be termed a crime, it must be accompanied by the necessary mental element. Unless this mental element is present, no act is usually criminal in nature. So, all crimes have a physical element and a mental element, usually called actus reus and mens rea respectively. If A crashed into C’s car with the intention of killing him and the crash led to C’s death, A would be guilty of murder. On the contrary, if A crashed into C’s car unintentionally, with no intention whatsoever, to impose even the slightest form of harm to C, it may be said that the said act was an accident or would depict negligence on part of A.