Aiding and Abetting
There are situations in which a person who did not actually commit the crime can still be held responsible in whole or in part. This is referred to as aiding and abetting.
Aiding and Abetting an Offender
Minnesota law makes it a felony to harbor, conceal, aid, or assist someone in avoiding arrest, trial, conviction, or punishment.
Accomplice Liability
Minnesota law provides that a person who “intentionally aids, advises, hires, counsels, or conspires with or otherwise procures” someone else to commit a crime is also responsible for the crime, along with any other crime which was reasonably forseeable as a probable consequence of the intended crime. An accomplice can be charged and convicted even if the other person is not.
Accomplice After the Fact
An accomplice after the fact is someone who intentionally destroys or conceals evidence of a crime, provides false or misleading information about a crime, receives the proceeds of a crime, or otherwise obstructs the investigation or prosecution of a crime. A person convicted as an accomplice after the fact can receive a sentence up to half of the maximum sentence of the crime he obstructed.
Representation for Aiding or Abetting
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