Knowledge of the weapon in party liability cases : an analysis of 'Edmonds v R' / by Amy Hill

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Knowledge of the weapon in party liability cases : an analysis of 'Edmonds v R' / by Amy Hill

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Explores the reasoning in 'Edmonds v R' [2011] NZSC 87, [2012] 2 NZLR 445, the leading case in New Zealand on knowledge of the weapon in party liability cases, in which the Supreme Court concluded that there is no legal requirement under s 66(2) of the Crimes Act 1961 to direct that a defendant must have known of a weapon to be guilty as a secondary party. Contrasts the approach in New Zealand to that adopted in the UK in similar situations. Argues that the fundamental basis for the contras...

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Journal

Date created

May 2013

Creator

Hill, Amy, (Victoria University of Wellington)

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/32190431

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Criminal liability / Ignorance (Law) / Guilt (Law) / Criminal intent / Judgments / Case studies

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