What is the test for aiding and abetting murder liability?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Garcia, D058280 (Cal. App. 2012):
Whether the consequence of the confederate's act was reasonably foreseeable is a factual issue to be resolved by the jury based on its evaluation of all the factual circumstances of the individual case. (People v. Medina, supra, 46 Cal.4th at p. 920.)
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