This article examines the rule on transferred intent under Italian criminal law and argues that such rule does not only concern the mental element of the crime ( mens rea ), as generally considered in both Italian and Anglo-American literature, but also involves a multiple offense scenario in which a willful offense attempted against the intended target coexists with a negligent one actually carried out against an unintended victim. According to the rule on transferred intent, the two offenses should be considered as a single offense for the purpose of sentencing.