4.6 Possible Participants in a Crime

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KK: possible participants in a crime such as principal offenders and accessories

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principal offender

a person who has carried out the actus reus and has therefore directly committed the crime

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accessory

a person who does an act to help another person who has committed a serious indictable offence to avoid being apprehended, prosecuted, convicted or punished

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any person is involved in a crime when they…

  • intentionally assist, encourage or direct another person to commit a crime

  • make an agreement with another person to commit a crime together

  • intentionally assist, encourage or direct another person to commit a crime knowing it is highly likely that another crime may result

  • make an agreement with another person to commit a crime knowing it is highly likely another crime may result

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to be an accessory a person..

  • must believe or know that the offender has committed a serious indictable offence

  • an accessory can be found guilty regardless of whether the PO is found guilty