CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY -California Penal Code Sec. 182(a) - IF TWO OR MORE PERSONS CONSPIRE TO COMMIT A CRIME, ANY CRIME. Co-Conspirator (Accessory) In most U.S. jurisdictions today,......... an accessory can be convicted even if the principal actor is not arrested or is acquitted. The prosecution must establish that the accessory in some way instigated, furthered, or concealed the crime. An accessory after the fact is someone who knows that a crime has occurred but nonetheless helps to conceal it. Today, this action is often termed obstructing justice. In Criminal Law, contributing to or aiding in the commission of a crime. One who, without being present at the commission of an offense, becomes guilty of such offense, not as a chief actor, but as a participant, as by command, advice, instigation, or concealment; either before or after the fact or commission.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 09:28:41 +0000
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