Scope of criminal liability

Question 0

R v Whybrow

Answer 0

in result crimes, the defendant must intend the prohibited result, even if a lesser intent suffices for the full offence

Question 1

R v Jones

Answer 1

significant steps need to be taken towards the commission of the full offence, but it is not necessary to establish that the defendant has done all he intended to do

Question 2

R v Clarkson

Answer 2

mere presence at the scene of a crime is not, in itself, sufficient to amount to the AR of being an accomplice

Question 3

R v Dias

Answer 3

the AR of a crime to be committed by a principal offender is a requirement of accomplice liability

Question 4

R v Bourne

Answer 4

case on procuring an innocent agent to commit the offence (especially relevant when the innocent agent commits the AR of a sexual offence)

Question 5

Johnson v Youden

Answer 5

For mens rea of accomplice liability it must be shown that: (1) the defendant intended to do the act which assisted and (2) the defendant had within his contemplation all the circumstances of the principal offence

Question 6

R v Bainbridge

Answer 6

the accomplice must have a specific type of offence within his contemplation

Question 7

R v Howe

Answer 7

if the accomplice had a higher mens rea than the principal, it is possible for the accomplice to face a more serious charge than that of the principal as long as the actus reus of the offence is committed