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Criminal Law Coursework - Criminal Damage a) Jason could be charged under s.1 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971. In his case both the actus reus and mens rea are satisfied. The act of breaking the door down when entering the flat would satisfy the actus reus, this is because James has damaged property belonging to another without lawful excuse. The door is obviously the property in question. Whether the damaged property had been destroyed or damaged is irrelevant has no significance, the fact that the property had been impaired of its value and usefulness is significant enough as stated in Roper v Knott (1898). The mens rea is also satisfied as there was clear intention to commit this act. The fire that Jason started with the newspaper would also constitute an offence. Jason could be charged under s.1(3) of the Criminal damage act 1971. This section is used when property is...

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