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The trend in trials and in legislation has been to weaken the requirement of proof of mens rea.  A utilitarian view of justice does not depend on mens rea, while a moral view of justice does. Mens rea usually combined with [[actus reus]] is used to produce criminal liability.
 
The trend in trials and in legislation has been to weaken the requirement of proof of mens rea.  A utilitarian view of justice does not depend on mens rea, while a moral view of justice does. Mens rea usually combined with [[actus reus]] is used to produce criminal liability.
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William Blackstone famously observed, “in order to have a crime, there must be a vicious will.”<ref>William Blackstone, Commentaries 21.</ref>  However, in the modern regulatory state there are increasing attempts, particularly at the federal level, to create crimes that do not require proof of ''mens rea''.
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