Acting Indirectly
I was recently updating a list of review questions for a course on larceny offenses when I came across a version of this scenario: a woman tells her friend that […]
December 17, 2019
Pleading General Crimes and Theories of Liability
Questions frequently arise about the requirements to charge the various types of general crimes like attempt, conspiracy, and accessory. A related question is whether the theory of liability, such as […]
April 27, 2015
Can the Person Protected by a DVPO Be Charged with Violating the Order?
Here’s a question I get occasionally: What language should I use to charge aiding and abetting a violation of a domestic violence protective order (DVPO)? Here’s a similar one: If […]
June 27, 2013
Aiding and Abetting Impaired Driving
Nearly two thousand defendants were charged last year with aiding and abetting driving while impaired in violation of G.S. 20-138.1. A defendant aids and abets impaired driving when he knowingly […]
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