Is a person liable as an aider and abettor for assisting and assisting in the commission of a crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Gibson, 108 Cal.Rptr.2d 809, 90 Cal.App.4th 371 (Cal. App. 1998):
A person is liable as an aider and abettor when (1) with knowledge of the unlawful purpose of the perpetrator and (2) with the intent or purpose of committing, encouraging, or facilitating the commission of the crime, that person (3) by act or advice aids, promotes, encourages or instigates, the commission of the crime. (CALJIC 3.01; People v. Beeman (1984) 35 Cal.3d 547, 560-561.)
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