Is an aider and abettor liable for any foreseeable harm caused by the actions of the actual perpetrator?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Martinez, D062720 (Cal. App. 2014):

an aider and abettor is guilty of not only the offense he intended to facilitate or encourage, but also of any reasonably foreseeable offense committed by the actual perpetrator. The defendant's knowledge that an act which is criminal was intended, and his action taken with the intent that the act be encouraged or facilitated, are sufficient to impose liability on him for any reasonably foreseeable offense committed as a consequence by the perpetrator." (People v. Miranda, supra, 192 Cal.App.4th at pp. 407-408.)

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