California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Partee, 21 Cal.App.5th 630, 230 Cal.Rptr.3d 752 (Cal. App. 2018):
"The crime of accessory consists of the following elements: (1) someone other than the accused, that is, a principal, must have committed a specific, completed felony; (2) the accused must have harbored, concealed, or aided the principal; (3) with knowledge that the principal committed the felony or has been charged or convicted of the felony; and (4) with the intent that the principal avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction, or punishment." ( People v. Plengsangtip (2007) 148 Cal.App.4th 825, 836, 56 Cal.Rptr.3d 165 ( Plengsangtip ); accord,
[230 Cal.Rptr.3d 757]
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