Mark and Morris have made plans to rob a neighborhood bank. Jimmy has agreed to be the lookout and the getaway driver as long as he gets a percentage of the stolen money. That Friday, Mark and Morris enter a bank armed with semi-automatic weapons. Jimmy parks the car at a nearby convenience mart and watches for police. After 10 minutes, Mark and Morris run out of the bank with money bags in hand. Jimmy drives around the front of the bank, Mark and Morris jump into the car, and the three drive off. While driving, Jimmy overhears Mark and Morris discussing that they had killed two security officers during the robbery. Name and explain the principals and accessories. Which, if any, of these principals and/or accessories would Jimmy be charged with? Is Jimmy liable for the killing of the two
security officers? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Mark and Morris are liable as principals in the first degree and Jimmy is liable as a principal in the second degree. Serving as a lookout and the getaway driver is sufficient. Jimmy is also liable for the killing of the two security officers because of the natural and probable consequences doctrine.
You might also like to view...
The __________ filer provision of the Prison Litigation Reform Act requires inmates to pay the total filing fees (immediately or by installment) when filing a complaint
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Define the concepts of cybercrime, information warfare, and cyberterrorism
What will be an ideal response?
Part I crimes are also referred to as _____________ and include murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson, and _____________
a. indices, embezzlement b. indices, domestic violence c. index crimes, larceny d. index crimes, embezzlement
Which of the following are NOT a characteristic of an authoritarian regime?
a. Broad surveillance of the population b. Extra-legal powers c. Distrustful of state institutions and the population d. Free and fair elections