What is the test for convicting a getaway driver of aiding and abetting an armed robbery?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Paries, 87 F.3d 1324 (9th Cir. 1996):
To convict Paries for the aggravating element of armed robbery, evidence was required that he "knew--before or during the bank robbery--that the robbers had intended to use weapons." United States v. Oliver, 60 F.3d 547, 551 (9th Cir.1995). In a case involving a getaway driver, to convict the driver of aiding and abetting an armed bank robbery the government had to show that the defendant
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