The Four Types Of Committing Crimes
An accomplice is a person who helps another to commit a crime, it is also known as “accessories”. These secondary parties participate in the commission of an offence and they will be liable if it was proved that they aided, abetted, counselled, or prosecuted. For example, A encourages D to hit V by a car and kill him, B brings the car to D, and C clears the road making sure no one is watching. If an accused was charged as an accessory they would be charged either with aiding, abetting, counseling or procuring and they are the four types of participating in a crime.
If an individual was an accessory to a crime, they will be punished as if they have committed the offense themselves.
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A encourages D to perform the murder. B supplies D with a revolver to commit the murder, C supplies A with V’s movement information, while E acts as a lookout in front of V’s house and drives D and F to V’s house. F assists D to kill V by holding him, G shouts encouragement to D and F as they attack V. All seven are accessories to the murder of V but only D id the perpetrator of the offence). The meaning of “to aid” is to give help or assisting. There is no difference between whether they have helped in committing the offence before the commission or at the time of the commission. However, assisting in a crime usually takes place at the scene of the crime. There is no needed to prove that there was any agreement between the main offender and the alleged accessory, nor is there a need to prove there was a causational link between the helper and the commission by the main offender. Referring to the example above, F and E were an accessory to assist D of committing the crime. The meaning of “abet” is to incite, instigate or encourage the main offender to commit the crime. The person who is present when the crime is committed can only commit it. This implies either as an express or indirect agreement between the parties. However, there is no need to prove any causational link between what the abettor did and the commission of the
If an individual was an accessory to a crime, they will be punished as if they have committed the offense themselves.
We will use the up upcoming example to explain each type …show more content…
A encourages D to perform the murder. B supplies D with a revolver to commit the murder, C supplies A with V’s movement information, while E acts as a lookout in front of V’s house and drives D and F to V’s house. F assists D to kill V by holding him, G shouts encouragement to D and F as they attack V. All seven are accessories to the murder of V but only D id the perpetrator of the offence). The meaning of “to aid” is to give help or assisting. There is no difference between whether they have helped in committing the offence before the commission or at the time of the commission. However, assisting in a crime usually takes place at the scene of the crime. There is no needed to prove that there was any agreement between the main offender and the alleged accessory, nor is there a need to prove there was a causational link between the helper and the commission by the main offender. Referring to the example above, F and E were an accessory to assist D of committing the crime. The meaning of “abet” is to incite, instigate or encourage the main offender to commit the crime. The person who is present when the crime is committed can only commit it. This implies either as an express or indirect agreement between the parties. However, there is no need to prove any causational link between what the abettor did and the commission of the