Criminal law assignment

Finally, Shola is part of the joint enterprise and would also be liable under Section 5 of the Criminal Attempts Act 198151 for conspiracy. Shola may also be liable for several other offences. Firstly burglary. Shola stands as a lookout allowing Alan, Titus and Celestine to enter. This constitutes aiding burglary by allowing people to enter as trespassers with an intention to steal. However in order for Shola to be liable for this offence it must be proved that he has knowledge of the type of crime and was one within his contemplation.

The question at hand is to discover the criminal liability of Alan, Titus, Celestine, Shay and Shola. Firstly Alan is part of a joint enterprise which is where two or more people are committed to carrying out a common offence1. Here the joint enterprise is to steal which constitutes an offence under section 5 of the Criminal Attempts Act 19812. This provides that 'if a person agrees with another that a course of conduct shall be pursued, which, if the agreement is carried out in accordance with their intentions will involve the commission of any offence, then he is guilty of a conspiracy'3.