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Joint Enterprise: Can You Be Convicted for Someone Else’s Crime?

by Sahota Editor | 19 March 2025 | Assisting an offender, Crown Court, Magistrates Court, Other News, Police station investigations

What is Joint Enterprise? Joint enterprise is a complex area of criminal law that allows multiple people to be convicted for a crime even if they did not personally carry out the offence. Under this principle, a person can be held legally responsible for a crime...

Assisting an Offender: What You Need to Know

by Sahota Editor | 17 March 2025 | Assisting an offender, Crown Court, Murder, Other News

What is Assisting an Offender? Assisting an offender is a criminal offence under Section 4(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1967. It occurs when a person helps someone they know, or believe, has committed a criminal offence - often by hiding them, disposing of evidence, or...

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News and Legal Insights

Assisting an offender

Joint Enterprise: Can You Be Convicted for Someone Else’s Crime?

Assisting an Offender: What You Need to Know