State v. Truesdell
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
620 P.2d 427 (1980)
Relevant factsFree
Truesdell's (defendant) 12-year-old son shot and killed Truesdell's ex-husband, and Truesdell was charged with being an accessory after the fact to that shooting. A judge held that, because a juvenile cannot legally commit a felony, there was no underlying crime to which Truesdell could have been an accessory, and dismissed the complaint; the state appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant may be found guilty of the separate crime of accessory after the fact even though the principal who committed the underlying crime is not convicted.