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Criminal Law David Nolan Intention is a fundamental element of any crime and is an integral form of Mens Rea. With regard to the Irish criminal law the only case on the meaning of intention is the People (DPP) v Douglas and Hayes1 where the court of criminal appeal took the meaning of intention from section 14, offences against the person act, 1861, which says [w]hosoever...shall shoot at any person...with intent...to commit murder, shall, whether any bodily injury be effected or not, be guilty of a felony... Intention is extremely important in the context of murder and is very difficult to be proven if the accused has not openly expressed his intent. The judge and jury must examine all the surrounding facts of the case including spoken morals, actions, desires and all circumstances. Obviously, only the accused really knows if he did or did not intend on the outcome of his actions. In...

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