ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT - Case Law

Question 1

R v CROOKS - Knowledge

Answer 1

R v CROOKS

Knowledge means actual knowledge or having no real doubt that the person assisted was a party to the relevant offence.

Question 2

R v BRIGGS - wilful blindness

Answer 2

R v BRIGGS

Knowledge may also be inferred from wilful blindness or a deliberate abstention from making enquiries that would confirm the suspected truth.

Question 3

R v MANE - completion of the offence.

Answer 3

R v MANE

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