Does a co-conspirator fall within the definition of a principal of a crime?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Canseco v. Peery, No. 2:15-cv-2454-MCE-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
6. The court of appeals also cited People v. Mohamed, another state appellate case that addressed the question of whether a co-conspirator falls within the definition of a 'principal' to a crime and reached an identical conclusion. 201 Cal.App.4th 515, 523 (Cal.App. 4 Dist. 2011).
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