Is there any case law in which a defendant is found guilty of aiding and abetting a murder in the second degree?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Basler, D068047 (Cal. App. 2015):
Similarly, Black's reliance on People v. Woods (1992) 8 Cal.App.4th 1570 (Woods) is unavailing. In Woods, the trial court instructed the jury with the "equally guilty" language in CALJIC No. 3.00. (Id. at p. 1579.) "During deliberations, the jury sent the trial court the following question: 'Can a defendant be found guilty of aiding and abetting a murder in the second degree if the actual perpetrator of the same murder is
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