Name: How can I get arrested for "aiding and abetting" in Nevada?
Uploaded: 2017-07-23T08:05:10.000Z
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A lot of people don't realize that aiding and abetting

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In the state of Nevada, an aider and abettor

Aiding and abetting is helping, counseling,

or encouraging somebody to commit a crime.

A typical example of aiding and abetting would be,

a friend decides that they're going to rob a bank.

driving the vehicle, they could not possibly

If you assist someone, for example, by driving get-away.

You are actually assisting them in the commission of the crime.

And therefore, under Nevada law, and also under federal law,

you would be held accountable for bank robbery

even if you just drove they get-away car.

Additionally, you could be found accountable

for any crime that could be a natural and probable

consequence of the commission of the crime

For example, if you knew that your friend was going in

to rob a bank with a gun and somebody got shot,

you could not only be charged with bank robbery,

but you could be charged with murder if that person died.

Just because you're in a vehicle and somebody

commits a crime in your presence, that does not

So mere presence is a defense to a charge

Additionally, mere knowledge without assistance

So if you know somebody is going to commit a crime

but you don't do anything to help or assist them,

then you would not be guilty of aiding and abetting.

Of course in all circumstances, it's incumbent upon the state

to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you were knowingly

and intentionally aiding and abetting a crime

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How can I get arrested for "aiding and abetting" in Nevada?

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