California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lara, D072160 (Cal. App. 2018):
We conclude this evidence supports the finding Lara was not merely "present" at the apartment during the commission of the crime. (See People v. Nguyen (1993) 21 Cal.App.4th 518, 529-530 [noting "[m]ere presence at the scene of a crime is not sufficient to constitute aiding and abetting, nor is the failure to take action to prevent a crime, although these are factors the jury may consider in assessing a defendant's criminal liability"].) Rather, it is strong circumstantial evidence that Lara and his accomplices went to the apartment to obtain property as a quid pro quo for Lara's missing truck.
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