Is aiding and abetting a trivial crime a natural and probable consequence of a serious crime?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Craig, D063070 (Cal. App. 2015):

It is true that aiding and abetting a "trivial" target offense will not justify imposition of liability for a serious crime under the natural and probable consequences doctrine. (People v. Prettyman (1996) 14 Cal.4th 248, 269.) "Murder, for instance, is not the 'natural and probable consequence' of 'trivial' activities. To trigger application of the 'natural and probable consequences' doctrine, there must be a close connection between the target crime aided and abetted and the offense actually committed." (Ibid.)

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