What is the test for a jury to determine whether a defendant can be found guilty of aiding and abetting?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Reed, B253107 (Cal. App. 2015):
A trial court must instruct sua sponte "'on all general legal principles raised by the evidence and necessary for the jury's understanding of the case.' [Citations.]" (People v. Prettyman (1996) 14 Cal.4th 248, 265.) "In particular, instructions delineating an aiding and abetting theory of liability must be given when such derivative culpability 'form[s] a part of the prosecution's theory of criminal liability and substantial evidence supports the
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