When an indictment alleges that a defendant aided and abetted the commission of a crime, what is the meaning of the term "aid/abetted"?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Lukson, 988 F.2d 124 (9th Cir. 1993):

When an indictment alleges, among other things, that a defendant aided and abetted the commission of a crime, an instruction on the meaning of the term is appropriate. United States v. Wellington, 754 F.2d 1457, 1464 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 1032 (1985).

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