Aid and abet
"To assist the perpetrator
of the crime while sharing in the
requisite intent." United States
v. Martinez, 555 F.2d 1269, 1271
(5th Cir. 1977).To sustain a conviction
for aiding and abetting, the Martinez
court noted that the evidence must
show that defendant was associated
with the criminal venture, participated
in it as something he wished to
bring about, and sought by his action
to make it succeed.Under the concept
of aiding and abetting, it is not
necessary for the government to
show that a defendant himself physically
committed the crime with which he
is charged in order for the government
to sustain its burden of proof.
A person who aids or abets another
to commit an offense is just as
guilty of that offense as if he
committed it himself.
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