Case 3.4
Ling expected his parents to buy him a car for his graduation from high school. His parents did not buy him a car. After his graduation Ling began to think of ways to murder his parents so that he could have his inheritance. Ling decided to cut the brake line on his parent’s car before they went to dinner. Ling cut the brake line and his parents died as a result of a car crash due to the failure of the brakes in their car.

-The part of Ling's crime in which he cuts the brake line is called

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Case 3.4 
Ling expected his parents to buy him a car for his graduation from high school. His parents did not buy him a car. After his graduation Ling began to think of ways to murder his parents so that he could have his inheritance. Ling decided to cut the brake line on his parent’s car before they went to dinner. Ling cut the brake line and his parents died as a result of a car crash due to the failure of the brakes in their car.

-The part of Ling's crime in which he cuts the brake line is called

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Actus reus refers to the guilty act or the physical act of the crime committed by the accused. In this case, Ling's act of cutting the brake line, which resulted in the death of his parents, is the actus reus of the crime.

Case 3.4 Ling Expected His Parents to Buy Him a Car for a Car