What is the difference between a conspiracy and aiding and abetting?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wilson, 256 Cal.App.2d 411, 64 Cal.Rptr. 172 (Cal. App. 1967):
4 For a discussion of the difference between conspiracy (requiring evidence of a prior agreement) and aiding and abetting, consult People v. Samarjian (1966) 240 Cal.App.2d 13, 49 Cal.Rptr. 180. As we there pointed out, the nature of the trade in narcotics is such that the existence of a conspiracy to sell is more easily inferred than where the parties deal in goods not necessarily 'contraband.'
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