Washington v. Hopkins
Washington Supreme Court
147 Wash. 198 (1928)
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Hopkins (defendant) let her drunk acquaintance Burns drive her car; Burns drove erratically, causing an accident that killed another driver, and fled the scene. Hopkins was charged and convicted of manslaughter as a principal despite not personally driving, and she appealed, arguing manslaughter's unintentional nature made aiding and abetting theory inapplicable.
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Whether a person who counsels, aids, or abets the commission of an offense may be tried and punished as a principal to that offense.