Lesson 06

• Possible participants in a crime

  Principle offenders

  Accessories
• Principle Offender

  Person who commits the offence (actus reus/mens rea)

  Assists, encourages or directs someone else to commit a crime

  Enter into an agreement with another to commit the crime

  Liable fo the maxmum penatly
• Accessories

  Person who, without lawful excuse, assists a principle offender

  Must believe/know that offender has committed serious indictable offence

  Can be found guilty regardless of principle offender being found guilty