Abetment liability: abettor punished according to the offence matching the abettor's own intention when intentions differ. Where a person abets the commission of an offence but the person abetted does the act with a different intention or knowledge, the abettor is punished with the punishment provided for the offence that would have been committed had the act been done with the intention or knowledge of the abettor, and with no other.
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Abetment liability: abettor punished according to the offence matching the abettor's own intention when intentions differ.
Where a person abets the commission of an offence but the person abetted does the act with a different intention or knowledge, the abettor is punished with the punishment provided for the offence that would have been committed had the act been done with the intention or knowledge of the abettor, and with no other.
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