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Criminal law ("Indirect intention" in murder) Indirect intention (Oblique intention) is only relevant to murder cases. The offender has one aim in his mind but, in order to achieve that aim, also causes other consequences. They do not have 'direct intent' to cause these consequences, but have "oblique intent" to cause these consequences. The consequences would be "virtually certain". We will be determining how "Indirect intention" has developed. This question involves the "indirect intention of murder". Murder is defined as the "unlawful killing of a reasonable person... with malice aforethought1" the act-reus for murder is "the unlawful killing of a reasonable person under the Queen's peace" whereas the mens-rea for murder is that the defendant may possibly be charged with 'manslaughter', which is defined as "all other killing, with a guilty mind. Intention is required for a criminal offence". As-for intention in criminal law, it is seen as the highest level of mens-rea....

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