Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner 1 QB 439, 3 All ER 442, 3 WLR 1120, 52 Cr App R 700, DC is a leading case that illustrates the requirement of concurrence (or coincidence) of actus reus (Latin for "guilty act") and mens rea (Latin for "guilty mind") in order to establish an offence under the criminal law of England and Wales.
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