Is it sufficient for a witness to be considered a witness in a criminal case to be able to provide assistance to the perpetrator?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hernandez, H035408 (Cal. App. 2011):
and shares the perpetrator's criminal purpose. [Citation.] It is not sufficient that he merely gives assistance with knowledge of the perpetrator's criminal purpose." (People v. Sully (1991) 53 Cal.3d 1195, 1227.)
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