Australia Leading Case joint criminal enterpriseextended common purposesecondary liability

McAuliffe v The Queen

[1995] HCA 37; (1995) 183 CLR 108

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1995

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Under extended joint criminal enterprise, a party to an agreed criminal venture is liable for an incidental crime committed by a co-venturer if the party foresaw that crime as a possible incident of the enterprise and continued to participate.

Area of Law

Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence

Related Cases

M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; (1994) 181 CLR 487

Domican v The Queen [1992] HCA 13; (1992) 173 CLR 555

Dietrich v The Queen [1992] HCA 57; (1992) 177 CLR 292

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