[2008] EWCA Crim 1534

An agreement to aid and abet an offence was not in law capable of constituting a criminal conspiracy under the Criminal Law Act 1977 s.1(1). Therefore, convictions for conspiracy to aid and abet the production of cannabis and for conspiracy to counsel its production were quashed as the actus reus of the substantive offence had not been committed.

CA (Crim Div) (Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers LCJ, Dobbs J, Underhill J)

24/06/2008