1. A number of people form the same intention to carry out an offence together and agree to assist each other in committing it. While they are committing the agreed-upon offence, one of them commits a number of additional offences as well. Who may be convicted of the additional offences and what must the Crown prove in order for this to happen?
2. A thief recruits a friend to help him rob a convenience store. The friend stands outside and ensures that no one enters the store. What offence has the thief's friend committed and how might his sentence compare to that of the thief?
3. Explain the distinction between subjective and objectivemens rea.
4. In order to successfully raise the defence of due diligence to a strict liability offence, a defendant must prove one of two things. What are they?
5. List three offences with which a person may be charged that relate to providing assistance before, during, or after the commission of the main offence. What happens to the charges against the person who provided the assistance if the principal offender is not actually convicted of the offence?