CRIM 230 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Culpable Homicide, Mens Rea, Actus Reus
30 Jun 2017
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Accused person may become party to criminal offence on basis that he/she. Aided and/or abetted another person to commit offence. Counselled another person to commit offence later perpetrated by other person. Formed common intention w/ another person(s) who committed offence. Accused person who helps person who has committed crime to escape justice - may be found guilty of stand-alone crime of being accessory after fact. Does not become party to crime itself. Every one is party to an offence who (a) actually commits it. Person actually committing offence - sometimes referred to as principal & is in example in case of murder by shooting, person who pulls trigger. May be more than one principal when offence committed. Are some rare situations when presence may be constructive / inferred rather than actual . In these situations, courts may rule that accused person has committed offence through innocent agency of another indiv.
