Does the acquittal or conviction of the aider and abettor of a murder charge preclude a principal from being liable as a principal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rose, 56 Cal.App.4th 990, 65 Cal.Rptr.2d 887 (Cal. App. 1997):
[56 Cal.App.4th 994] An aider and abettor is liable as a principal. ( 31.) The fact that another principal is acquitted or convicted of a lesser offense does not bar the conviction of the aider and abettor for the charged offense. (People v. Wilkins (1994) 26 Cal.App.4th 1089, 1092-1096, 31 Cal.Rptr.2d 764 [acquittal of shooter in murder prosecution does not
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