What is the test for "principal principals" of a crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mendoza, H039705 (Cal. App. 2018):
(People v. Perez (2005) 35 Cal.4th 1219, 1225 (Perez); 31 ["All persons concerned in the commission of a crime ... , whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense, or aid and abet in its commission ... , are principals in any crime so committed."].)
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