Is a person who aids and abets a criminal act liable for any other crime committed by that confederate?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Beard, C051282 (Cal. App. 4/3/2008), C051282 (Cal. App. 2008):
"Under California law, a person who aids and abets a confederate in the commission of a criminal act is liable not only for that crime (the target crime), but also for any other offense (nontarget crime) committed by the confederate as a `natural and probable consequence' of the crime originally aided and abetted." (People v. Prettyman (1996) 14 Cal.4th 248, 254.)
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