Aiding and abetting

"Aiding and abetting" is a crime. A person is guilty of aiding and abetting if they help someone else commit a crime, and then they do it.[1][2] Some ways a person can aid and abet a crime are to help someone commit the crime, give someone advice on how to commit the crime, or pay them to commit the crime.

References

  1. Tegna (June 3, 2020). What is aiding and abetting? Here's what the 3 former Minneapolis officers face. Kare 11. https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/george-floyd/aiding-and-abetting-murder-manslaughter-charges-george-floyd-death-former-offciers/89-bb2db0c6-e5f6-436b-b82e-efd14332be04. Retrieved June 3, 2020. 
  2. "2474. Elements of Aiding and Abetting". United States Department of Justice. 19 February 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2020.