People v. Flayhart
New York Court of Appeals
72 N.Y.2d 737 (1988)
Relevant factsFree
Richard and Beatrice Flayhart (defendants) jointly cared for Richard's severely disabled, totally dependent brother Terry, who died of malnutrition and complications after not seeing his doctor for two years despite having a substantial trust fund for his care; both were convicted of criminally negligent homicide on an accomplice-liability theory, and appealed, arguing it is logically impossible to "intentionally aid" someone in failing to perceive a risk (an unintentional mental state).
IssueFree
Whether accomplice liability applies where a person intentionally aids another's conduct constituting a criminal offense, while acting with the mental culpability required for that offense.