Does an accomplice have specific intent to be guilty of a crime?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Hernandez, F075658 (Cal. App. 2020):

If a charged offense requires specific intent, then an accomplice must share the perpetrator's specific intent to be guilty. "In contrast, if the charged offense is a general intent crime, the aider and abettor need only knowingly and intentionally facilitate the direct perpetrator's commission of the crime, without intending some additional result or consequence not required for the crime." (People v. White (2014) 230 Cal.App.4th 305, 317.)

2. A background of the crimes charged in counts 1 through 5.

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