State v. Romero-Garcia
Court of Appeals of Idaho
75 P.3d 1209 (2003)
Relevant factsFree
A confidential informant working with police arranged to buy cocaine through Mario Romero-Garcia (defendant), who brought a higher-level drug dealer to complete an $800 sale of an ounce of cocaine and received $200 for his role. The dealer was convicted of trafficking cocaine and failing to affix illegal-drug tax stamps, and Romero-Garcia was convicted of aiding and abetting both offenses. He appealed his tax-stamp conviction, arguing insufficient evidence and improper jury instructions on the required mental state.
IssueFree
Whether the culpable mental state required for aiding-and-abetting liability is typically the same as the mental state required for the underlying offense.