R v Betts and Ridley
1930 ENGLISH CRIMINAL LAW CASE
Rex versus Betts and Ridley; Rex v Betts and Ridley; Victor Betts; Herbert Ridley
R v Betts and Ridley (1930) 22 Cr App R 148 is a 1930 landmark case in English criminal law that established and confirmed that to be convicted of a crime under the doctrine of common purpose, it was not necessary for the accessory to be present "actually" (at the exact moment or within sight) when the offence was carried out.