Secondary Parties Knowledge of Principal's Intent to Kill
R v Rahman and others [2007] EWCA Crim 342
CA
23 February 2007
Weekly Law Notes Summary
There was no requirement that on the question of whether a defendant was guilty of murder on the basis of joint enterprise, a judge should direct the jury that, when considering whether the actions of the principal were within the scope of the common purpose, they should take into account that the principal might have had an intention to kill rather than an intention only to cause serious bodily harm.