At Peter Johnson Law, we want our clients and community to feel empowered when navigating the justice system. Explore the basics of criminal law below.
Accomplice liability in criminal law refers to the law that says if you help someone commit a crime, you can be punished as if you carried out the crime.
Aiding and abetting a crime is helping, encouraging, or supporting someone else in committing a crime.
Obtaining property or money
From another person
By threat of future harm (not immediate force like robbery)
