JSB171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Making False Statements, Harry Gibbs, Arson
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Applies to all criminal provisions whether in the code or elsewhere: wilson v dobra; hunt v maloney. Prerequisite commission of offence: prerequisite that offence be committed: s7(1, offence to punishment: s2. = act or omission which renders the person doing the act or making the omission liable. Executor: s7(1)(a) every person who actually does the act or makes the omission which constitutes the offence. = principals in the first degree (cl: one act or omission of several. Accessory: still responsible even if principle acquitted: lopuszynski (rape primary offender not prosecuted (no evidence) aider confessed was punished, need not be convicted of the same offence responsibility includes for statutory alternatives: s10a(1) reinstating jervis: barlow. Every person who aids another person in committing the offence . = accessories at the fact (cl: mere presence. Husband killed & raped in wife"s presence wife guilty of rape & murder also)
