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Mary Moriarty has jus done a Twitter thread on the subject of aiding and abetting
Aiding and Abetting: “A person is criminally liable for a crime committed by another if the person intentionally aids, advises, hires, counsels, or conspires with or otherwise procures the other to to commit the crime.” MN Statute 609.05
A & A is always charged with a another crime (murder, robbery, assault). In other words, a person can A & A a murder, robbery, assault, or other crimes. By law, a person who A & As is equally criminally liable and if convicted, would be subject to the same sentence.
If 3 people assault someone, and a 4th person allows the assault to continue by preventing others from helping, that 4th person can be charged with A & A an assault. This is true even though the 4th person did not touch the person being assaulted. This may ring a bell
his is why Thao is charged in the murder of GF even though he didn’t touch him. He could see that GF was being assaulted but kept the bystanders from coming to the aid of GF. The law does not force people to intervene, but a person is responsible for their own actions.
1:36 PM · Apr 23, 2021·Twitter for iPad
If those actions aided in a crime being committed, the person is criminally liable. The person is subject to the same sentence as the “main” actor, but a person’s less role may be taken into consideration at sentencing
Aiding & Abetting Cont: Prosecutors frequently make a plea offer to a lesser involved person which involves a reduced sentence if the person agrees to testify against the person deemed to be the “main” actor.
https://twitter.com/MaryMoriarty/status/1385573345387810816?s=20
Aiding and Abetting: “A person is criminally liable for a crime committed by another if the person intentionally aids, advises, hires, counsels, or conspires with or otherwise procures the other to to commit the crime.” MN Statute 609.05
A & A is always charged with a another crime (murder, robbery, assault). In other words, a person can A & A a murder, robbery, assault, or other crimes. By law, a person who A & As is equally criminally liable and if convicted, would be subject to the same sentence.
If 3 people assault someone, and a 4th person allows the assault to continue by preventing others from helping, that 4th person can be charged with A & A an assault. This is true even though the 4th person did not touch the person being assaulted. This may ring a bell
his is why Thao is charged in the murder of GF even though he didn’t touch him. He could see that GF was being assaulted but kept the bystanders from coming to the aid of GF. The law does not force people to intervene, but a person is responsible for their own actions.
1:36 PM · Apr 23, 2021·Twitter for iPad
If those actions aided in a crime being committed, the person is criminally liable. The person is subject to the same sentence as the “main” actor, but a person’s less role may be taken into consideration at sentencing
Aiding & Abetting Cont: Prosecutors frequently make a plea offer to a lesser involved person which involves a reduced sentence if the person agrees to testify against the person deemed to be the “main” actor.
https://twitter.com/MaryMoriarty/status/1385573345387810816?s=20