562.036. Accountability for conduct.
You can be guilty for your actions or for helping someone else commit a crime.
If you have the right criminal intent, you’re responsible whether you did it yourself or were legally responsible for what someone else did.
1. A person with the required mental state is guilty of a crime if it’s done by:
- Their own actions,
- Someone else’s actions they’re legally responsible for, or
- A combination of both.
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