Parties to offences

Question 1

Penalty

Answer 1

Anyone convicted of being a PARTY TO an offence SUFFERS THE SAME penalty as if they committed the actual offence.

Question 2

Actually commits offence

Answer 2

Commits the offence

Question 3

Abets

Answer 3

ENCOURAGE or ASSISTS e.g A gives B a stick t hit C

Question 4

Incites

Answer 4

URGES on or STIRS up e.g A yells at B to “give em one for me mate”

Question 5

Counsels

Answer 5

Gives ADVICE, INSTIGATES or PLANS e.g Baker wrote a letter to a friend telling him how to blow a safe. Baker was convicted of actually blowing a safe.

Question 6

Procures

Answer 6

OBTAINS, ACQUIRES or brings about e.g A wants a stereo from DEKA and asks B to steal it for him

Question 7

Section 66 (1)

Answer 7

Deals with offences that were ACTUALLY INTENDED

Question 8

Section 66 (1) This relates to…

Answer 8

Offenders who in HELPING in the commission of an offence, BECOME PARTIES to that offence or ACTUALLY commit the full offence

Question 9

Ingredients S.66 (1)

Answer 9

a)Actually COMMITS the offence OR b)Does or omits an act to AID any person to commit the offence OR c)ABETS any person in the commission of the offence d)INCITES, COUNSELS, or PROCURES a person to commit the offence

Question 10

Section 66 (2)

Answer 10

Is directed at offences that were NOT actually intended.

Question 11

Section 66 (2) This relates to…

Answer 11

The situation where TWO OR MORE people FORM a COMMON INTENTION to commit an offence

Question 12

Ingredients S.66 (2)

Answer 12

• 2 or more form a COMMON INTENTION to commit an offence
• each is a party to every offence committed by any one of them
• if the commission of that offence was known to be a PROBABLE CONSEQUENCE of the common purpose