The supreme court challenge to joint enterprise is overdue. Black and minority ethnic young people possess too often been found guilty by associationThe supreme court is next month to consider radically reforming the law of joint enterprise,after claims that it drags innocent people into the criminal justice system and excessively punishes those on the periphery of violent crime.
We all accept that under criminal law offenders are liable for their own actions. But under the doctrine of joint enterprise, you can be found guilty for someone else’s crime.
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Source: theguardian.com