Is an aider and abettor guilty of a crime even if someone else committed some or all the criminal acts?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hernandez, B280752 (Cal. App. 2018):
In addition, "a person who aids and abets a crime is guilty of that crime even if someone else committed some or all of the criminal acts." (People v. McCoy (2001) 25 Cal.4th 1111, 1117 (McCoy).) "An aider and abettor is one who acts 'with knowledge
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