Can a defendant who knowingly aids and abets another in the commission of a crime other than the target crime be found guilty of a similar offence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Guzman, 2d Crim. No. B264256 (Cal. App. 2017):
A defendant who knowingly aids and abets another in the commission of a crime may be found guilty of a crime other than the target offense, if the second offense is a "natural and probable consequence" of the intended crime. (People v. Medina (2009) 46 Cal.4th 913, 920.)
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