Single crime, dual crime and another? Expansion of the concept of joint liability under section 34 of the Penal Code – Public Prosecutor v Azlin Bte Arujunah and other appeals [2022] 2 SLR 825

• Main Authors: CHIA, Ting Xuan Jordan, DO NGOC, Natalia Mai
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Criminal Law; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sljlexicon/24; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sljlexicon/article/1022/viewcontent/single.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

It is well-understood that for most crimes to be established, the requirements of actus reus (the physical element) and mens rea (the mental element) need to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. However, in situations involving joint offenders, if one of the offenders dealt the fatal blow, while the...