Principle

CRIMINAL LAW — Defences — Alibi — Common Defence Avails All Accused

Area of law: CRIMINAL LAW

When co-accused persons share a common defence (such as alibi or causation), and the court accepts that defence for one co-accused, consistency requires accepting it for the others as well. The prosecution cannot have the defence rejected for one while accepted for another when the…

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