Exam 4: Parties to Crime

Ashley leased one of her rental properties to Devin, a known drug dealer. Ashley was charged with accomplice liability. Which of the following is the most likely outcome?

Under the common law, the getaway driver in a bank robbery is which of the following parties to a crime?

A conviction for accomplice liability requires that a defendant both assist and intend to assist the commission of a crime.

Which of the following common law parties to a crime assist the perpetrators of the crime?

Under the common law, both principals and accessories were punishable as felons.

Under the Model Penal Code, witness tampering is a basis for a conviction of hindering apprehension or prosecution.

Ron robbed a bank and escaped to a friend's house several miles away. Ron told the friend, who was previously unaware, that he had just robbed a bank. Which of the following is NOT true?

What is the difference between an accomplice and an accessory? What is the rationale for holding an individual liable for the conduct of another?

What are the elements of accessory after the fact? Contrast the common law view and the modern view of the extent to which accessories after the fact should be punished relative to the actual perpetrator of a crime.

A legal concept that holds employers responsible for the crimes committed by their employees is known as ______.:

An accessory after the fact is generally punished as harshly as the perpetrator of a crime.

One night, Lindsey and her friend Laura robbed a local fast-food restaurant. The two split the money equally and took their shares home. When Lindsey arrived at home, she told her husband, Ryan, about what they had done. To reduce the likelihood of suspicion, Ryan helped Lindsey hide her share of the money by placing deposits in a few different bank accounts. In a majority of states, Ryan is immune from prosecution for helping Lindsey hide the money.

The natural and probable consequences doctrine has been rejected by a majority of courts as unfair to an accessory who lacked the intent to commit the more serious offense.

Betty is the mother of 17-year-old Zach. Last month, Betty obliged Zach's request to have a keg of beer at his birthday party, primarily attended by other teens. Betty made sure to check each attendee before leaving for signs of intoxication. Everyone arrived home safely. Because Betty was diligent in ensuring that no one appeared to be under the influence, in most states, she would not be guilty of violating a social host liability law.

Which of the following common law parties to a crime are the actual perpetrators of the crime?

Define the natural and probable consequences doctrine and discuss the rationale of courts that have rejected the doctrine.

Most jurisdictions have abandoned the common law categories of parties to a crime.

Discuss the purpose of vicarious liability laws.

Walter and Lee began making plans to rob a neighborhood bank. Barry agreed to be the lookout and the getaway driver as long as he got a percentage of the stolen money. Last Wednesday, Walter and Lee entered the Hillcrest Fields Bank wearing ski masks and armed with pistols. After 10 minutes, Walter and Lee left the bank with bags of cash and began to run toward Barry's getaway car. However, they were confronted by a security officer who chased Walter and Lee from the bank. Walter fired his pistol at the officer, killing him. Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is a concept in which the accessory's guilt flows from the acts of the primary perpetrator of the crime?