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CRIMINAL CODE
to
the
punishments
contraventions.
established
for
TITLE III
OF ATTEMPTED OFFENCE
Attempted crime.
41. (1) Whosoever with intent to commit a crime shall have
manifested such intent by overt acts which are followed by a
commencement of the execution of the crime, shall, save as
otherwise expressly provided, be liable on conviction (a) if the crime was not completed in consequence of
some accidental cause independent of the will of the
offender, to the punishment established for the
completed crime with a decrease of one or two
degrees;
(b) if the crime was not completed in consequence of the
voluntary determination of the offender not to
complete the crime, to the punishment established for
the acts committed, if such acts constitute a crime
according to law.
Attempted
contravention.
(2) An attempt to commit a contravention is not liable to
punishment, except in the cases expressly provided for by law.
TITLE IV
OF A CCOMPLICES
Complicity in
crime.
Amended by:
VIII. 1909.4.
42.
if he -
A person shall be deemed to be an accomplice in a crime
Punishment for
complicity.
43. Unless otherwise provided by law, an accomplice in a
crime shall be liable to the punishment established for the
(a) commands another to commit the crime; or
(b) instigates the commission of the crime by means of
bribes, promises, threats, machinations, or culpable
devices, or by abuse of authority or power, or gives
instructions for the commission of the crime; or
(c) procures the weapons, instruments or other means used
in the commission of the crime, knowing that they are
to be so used; or
(d) not being one of the persons mentioned in paragraphs
(a), (b) and (c), in any way whatsoever knowingly aids
or abets the perpetrator or perpetrators of the crime in
the acts by means of which the crime is prepared or
completed; or
(e) incites or strengthens the determination of another to
commit the crime, or promises to give assistance, aid
or reward after the fact.