11. Only a small percentage of offences are defined with this " mens rea " requirement. 12. He observed that criminal law must contain high level of mens rea for true crimes. 13. The levels of " mens rea " and the distinction between them vary between jurisdictions. 14. With intoxication, there is no acceptance of the " mens rea " of the offence. 15. Recklessness is not a sufficient " mens rea ". 16. Hans Buchheim comments that the accused perpetrators very probably lacked a " mens rea ". 17. Our articles on mens rea and Strict liability ( criminal ) may make interesting reading. 18. Isn't that conflicting with the mens rea principle? 19. Ascertaining the legal intention ( mens rea ) is inapplicable to cases properly categorized as insanity. 20. The alternative would be to require the prosecution to still show the required " mens rea ".