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Supreme Court sets aside the conviction of an individual for assisting an offender after the fact, under statute, due to a lack of evidence that the accused knew or believed the principal had committed a specific arrestable offense, the Court clarifying that for a conviction under the relevant statute, the prosecution must prove the accused's belief that the principal was guilty of an offense within the same category or of a similar nature to the actual offense committed, arising from the same circumstances.
Supreme Court - Criminal Law Act 1997 - section 7(2) - assisting an offender - arrestable offense - conviction quashed - belief of specific offense - attempted murder - knowledge of principal's offense - mens rea - admissibility of evidence - mobile phone data - EU law - Charter rights - JC test - Criminal Law Act 1997 (as amended) - Criminal Justice (Administration) Act 1924 - Constitution - ECHR - principle of equivalence.
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