This contrasts with normal criminal law which generally holds offenders responsible only for their own actions, but under common joint venture law, a person can be found guilty of the crime of another person. This then means that the sentence can be seen as unfair and can cause problems such as someone having to serve a longer prison sentence than they should. This controversy is particularly raised in the third type of joint venture where the principle commits a second crime, despite participating in the first crime. The law provides that, since the secondary party was involved in crime A and anticipated crime B, he too is sentenced to the same penalty in principle regardless of the fact that he did not participate in the second crime. This creates a lot of discussion in court, since the question of whether the second party should receive the same punishment as the principle if it has not itself complied