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You’re not guilty of murder, you’re guilty of supplying a weapon. Perhaps you could be convicted on something related to the murder if you knew in advance that
by albertgoeswoof 8y ago
You’re not guilty of murder, you’re guilty of supplying a weapon. Perhaps you could be convicted on something related to the murder if you knew in advance that the murder was going to take place with the weapon you provided. But that’s almost impossible to prove if your bar is as high as it should be for a murder conviction.
- credit_guy 8y agoIANAL, but it appears to me that distinction does not exist in the US. Accessory to murder is the same as murder. “The U.S. Code effectively treats as principals those who would traditionally have been considered accessories before the fact at common law: (a) Whoever aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures the commission of an offense, is punishable as a principal. (b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense, is punishable as a principal.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)#United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)#Unite...