Can a Child Commit a Crime with Criminal Intent? – Examiner

February 4, 2012 Posted By: Leave a comment
Criminal intent is defined as the "intent to do something wrong or forbidden by law...the state of mind accompanying an act...the outline of the mental pattern which is necessary to do the crime..." (USLEGAL, 2011). Can a child commit a crime with criminal intent?
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