In what circumstances will a defendant be found guilty of attempted murder as an aider and abettor?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Amaya, B231525 (Cal. App. 2013):
"In People v. Montano [(1979)] 96 Cal.App.3d 221, the court found the defendant guilty of attempted murder as an aider and abettor even though he had not fought with the victim. There, the defendant and a codefendant tricked a member of another gang into getting in their car by claiming to be members of the same gang. They drove the victim
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