Friday, September 07, 2018

Mens Rea

Accomplice liability makes someone guilty of a crime he never committed, so long as he helped or influenced the perpetrator and did so with the required mens rea. [More]
So that would include “principals” who “induce” or “willfully cause” offenses?

1 comment:

  1. as in FBI agents who dupe people into "committing crimes"?

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