What is the natural and probable consequences doctrine?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Chavez, 22 Cal.App.5th 663, 231 Cal.Rptr.3d 20 (Cal. App. 2018):
"The natural and probable consequences doctrine is based on the recognition that those who aid and abet [a crime] should be responsible for the harm they have naturally, probably, and foreseeably put in motion." ( People v. Avila (2006) 38 Cal.4th 491, 567, 43 Cal.Rptr.3d 1, 133 P.3d 1076.)
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