People v. Beeman
Supreme Court of California
674 P.2d 1318 (1984)
Relevant factsFree
Beeman provided information used in planning his sister-in-law's robbery, but testified he explicitly told the perpetrators he did not want to be involved before the crime occurred, a statement one perpetrator's own testimony corroborated, and Beeman's information later led to the perpetrators' arrest, yet the jury was instructed on aiding and abetting without any requirement that he intended his conduct to facilitate the robbery.
IssueFree
Whether a jury instruction on aiding and abetting the commission of a crime is proper if it does not contain a requirement that the defendant intended with his actions that the crime be committed.