Accessory Flashcards
1
Q
Accessory after the fact
A
Section 71(1), Crimes Act 1961, <10 years - half penalty, 10 years or more - 5 years, life imprisonment - 7 years
- Knowing any person to be a party to an offence
- Receives, comforts or assists that person OR
tampers with or actively suppresses any evidence against him or her - In order to enable him or her to escape after arrest OR
to avoid arrest or conviction