United States v. Peoni
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
100 F.2d 401 (1938)
Relevant factsFree
Peoni (defendant) sold counterfeit bills to Regno, who then resold the same bills to Dorsey; all three men knew the money was counterfeit, and Dorsey was arrested trying to pass the counterfeit bills in Brooklyn. Peoni was convicted on three counts of possessing counterfeit money: one for his own possession, one as an accessory for Regno's possession, and one as an accessory for Dorsey's later possession, and he appealed only the conviction based on Dorsey's possession.
IssueFree
Whether an individual can be found guilty as an accessory to a crime when he had no knowledge of that particular crime's commission.