California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Dominguez, No. B217468, No. VA099604 (Cal. App. 2011):
"Whether defendant aided and abetted the crime is a question of fact, and on appeal all conflicts in the evidence and reasonable inferences must be resolved in favor of the judgment." (People v. Mitchell (1986) 183 Cal.App.3d 325, 329.) Circumstantial evidence such as presence at the scene of the crime, failure to take steps to attempt to prevent the commission of the crime, companionship with the perpetrator, conduct before and after the crime, and flight from the scene are factors which may be considered in determining that a defendant is guilty of aiding and abetting. (See People v. Jones (1980) 108 Cal.App.3d 9, 15; see also People v. Salgado (2001) 88 Cal.App.4th 5, 15.)
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