Lord Coleridge C.J. once said, “…. It is common knowledge that a man who has an unlawful and malicious intent against another and, in attempting to carry out, injures a third person, is guilty of what the law deems malice against the person injured because the offender is doing an unlawful act, and has that which the judges call general malice and that is enough…….” R. v Latimer (1886) 17 Q.B.D. 359. How does the Kenyan Law relate to such a concept?
1. Principal offenders are deemed to have taken part in committing the necessary offence and may becharged and found guilty of committing it. Define and legally explain the categories of offenders,you have learnt about. (20 marks)