12 Questions
What is the main difference between aiding and abetting a crime?
The person must be aware of the assistance in aiding but not in abetting.
Which of the following terms can be used for a charge under the ACTUS REAS Accessories and Abettors Act 1861?
Encourage
Which scenario might be considered evidence of abetting a crime?
Attending an event where a crime takes place without intention to incite.
In a situation where multiple terms are used for a charge, how many of the terms need to be fulfilled according to the text?
Only one needs to be fulfilled
What is the key factor that distinguishes counselling from abetting and procuring?
The presence of a causal connection to the actual commission of the offence.
What legal move is noted towards the language of assistance and encouragement?
Proposal
In the context of abetting a crime, what is significant according to the ruling in Clarkson?
Mere presence which doesn't encourage is insignificant.
Which of the following actions falls under 'encouragement'?
Counseling
Why was Calhaem convicted despite the victim not being murdered as per her counsel?
Counselling did not require a causal connection to the actual murder.
In what case did Lord Widgery CJ state that not all instances of procurement fall under encouragement?
Attorney General’s Reference (No 1 of 1975) case
What did Parliament imply by using four words 'aid, abet, counsel or procure' according to the text?
'Aiding' is distinct from 'abetting', 'counselling', and 'procuring'.
How does the text suggest approaching Section 8 of the 1861 Act in terms of interpreting the words used?
Giving them their ordinary meaning
Quiz on the joint interpretation of the Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 and the Criminal Law Act 1977, particularly focusing on aiding, abetting, counseling, and procuring indictable offences. The case law of Ferguson v Weaving is discussed in the context of these acts.
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