Unit 4 Lesson 3 Accession

Question 1

What is accession?

Answer 1

Not a crime but a legal concept.

Legal term to describe the principle that:-

Everyone who participates in a crime or offence is equally liable, no matter what part they played.

Question 2

Define PRINCIPLE, ACCESSORY AND ABETTOR

Answer 2

Principle - the person who actually commits the crime or offence.

Accessory - anyone who, aids the perpetrator with advice or assistance before or at the time of the crime or offence, or who acts in concert by watching whilst the crime or offence is committed.

Abettor - a person who incites, instigates, encourages or counsels another to commit a crime or offence.

GUILTY KNOWLEDGE
A person is only guilty of accession if they have guilty knowledge of the specific crime or offence. So accession can only happen before or during a crime.

Question 3

What is s293 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995

Answer 3

Any person who aids, abets, counsels, procures or incites any person to commit an offence against the provision of any statute shall be guilty of an offence.