For Criminal Liability, the actus reus and mens rea of the same offence must always coincide in point of time. Assess the accuracy of this claim.

Liability put simply in legal terms is defined as a legal duty or obligation by law . Liability, if bound by law, can in many ways be criminal, thus considered criminal liability. In order for criminal liability to exist in common law both mens rea and actus reus of a particular offence must coincide in point of time beyond reasonable doubt making that offence absolute….(short extract)