Accessory after the fact Flashcards

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what are the elements for “accessory after the fact”

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  • receives
  • comforts
  • assists
  • tampers with evidence
  • actively suppresses evidence
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can you be charged with being an accessory after the fact to your spouse (legally married), or someone you’re in a civil union with?

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no but you can if its just a de facto relationship

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R v Mane on accessory after the fact

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to be considered an accessory the acts done by the person must be after the completion of the offence

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R v Crooks on knowledge of the offence

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knowledge means actual knowledge or belief in the sense of having no real doubt that the person assisted was a party to the relevant offence. Mere suspicion of their involvement in the offence is insufficient

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R v Briggs on knowledge

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knowledge may also be inferred from wilful blindness or a deliberate abstention from making inquiries that would confirm suspected truth

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what does it mean to tamper with or actively suppress evidence

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  • conceal evidence or provide false information to Police in respect of it
  • to alter evidence
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what is the intent of the accessory

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to enable offender to:

  • escape after arrest
  • avoid arrest
  • avoid conviction
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