LAWS 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Indictable Offence, Actus Reus, Mens Rea
19 Feb 2014
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Applies where the offence counseled is not committed. Parties: summary (4 ways of being in a party: actually commit the offence, s. 21(1)(a, aid, s. 21(1)(b, abet, s. 21(1)(c, counsel, s. 22. Aiding, s. 21(1)(b: (1) every one is a party to an offence who (b) does or omits to do anything for the purpose of aiding any person to commit it . C. a. : about the same as helsdon, allowed someone to set up a kiosk where the guy was selling pens, he was lying about the real price that they were. Woolworth was accused of aiding him in false advertising. Woolworth didn"t know he was doing this. Crown must prove 4 elements: common intent, carrying out common purpose, ought to have known about probable commission of offence (objective foresight, except re logan: subjective crimes, party commits offence in carrying out common purpose.
