Accomplice in United States

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(Lat. ffld and compZtcare, con, with, together; plicare, to fold, to wrap, to fold together). In Criminal Law. One who Is in some way concerned in the commission of a crime, though not as a principal. The term in its fullness includes in its meaning all persons who have been concerned in the commission of a crime, all participes criminis, whether they are considered in strict legal propriety as principals in the first or second degree, or merely as accessaries before or after the fact, 1 Russ. Crimes, 21; 4 Bl. Comm. 331; 1 Phil. Ev. 28, frequently used in the books, especially in the reports, to denote the accordance or agreement between one adjudged case and another, in establishing or confirming the same doctrine, and sometimes the accordance of judges in opinion in the same case. See Accordant. The disagreement or opposition of cases is denoted by contra. In Contracts. A satisfaction agreed on between the party injuring and the party injured, which, when performed, is a bar to all actions upon his account. Generally used in the phrase accord and satisfaction, satisfaction being the performance of the accord. 2 Greenl. Ev. 28; 3 Bl. Comm. 16; 4 Denio (N. Y.) 418; 83 Va. 397; 78 Wis. 682; 5 Md. 170. Something of legal value, to which the creditor before had no right, agreed on in full satisfactidn of the debt, without regard to the magnitude of the satisfaction. 43 Conn. 462. The substitution of an agreement in lieu of a right of action between the parties. A part payment is not a good accord and satisfaction, though received in full. 20 Conn. 559; 99 Mich. 247; 64 Barb. (N. Y.) 215; 8 R. I. 381; 23 Wis. 471; 79 N. C. 585.

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(Lat. ffld and compZtcare, con, with, together; plicare, to fold, to wrap, to fold together). In Criminal Law. One who Is in some way concerned in the commission of a crime, though not as a principal. The term in its fullness includes in its meaning all persons who have been concerned in the commission of a crime, all participes criminis, whether they are considered in strict legal propriety as principals in the first or second degree, or merely as accessaries before or after the fact, 1 Russ. Crimes, 21; 4 Bl. Comm. 331; 1 Phil. Ev. 28, frequently used in the books, especially in the reports, to denote the accordance or agreement between one adjudged case and another, in establishing or confirming the same doctrine, and sometimes the accordance of judges in opinion in the same case. See Accordant. The disagreement or opposition of cases is denoted by contra. In Contracts. A satisfaction agreed on between the party injuring and the party injured, which, when performed, is a bar to all actions upon his account. Generally used in the phrase accord and satisfaction, satisfaction being the performance of the accord. 2 Greenl. Ev. 28; 3 Bl. Comm. 16; 4 Denio (N. Y.) 418; 83 Va. 397; 78 Wis. 682; 5 Md. 170. Something of legal value, to which the creditor before had no right, agreed on in full satisfactidn of the debt, without regard to the magnitude of the satisfaction. 43 Conn. 462. The substitution of an agreement in lieu of a right of action between the parties. A part payment is not a good accord and satisfaction, though received in full. 20 Conn. 559; 99 Mich. 247; 64 Barb. (N. Y.) 215; 8 R. I. 381; 23 Wis. 471; 79 N. C. 585.

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One who has taken part with the one accused in perpetration of, or in preparation for, a crime, with intent to assist in the crime. Whether or not a person is classified as an accomplice is important, since many states have statutes forbidding conviction when the only incriminating evidence is that given by an accomplice. See ACCESSORY; aiding (in U.S. law) and abetting (in U.S. law).

(Revised by Ann De Vries)

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Capital Punishment; Criminal Law; Eighth Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment; Sentencing.

Further Reading (Articles)

The Mens Rea of Accomplice Liability: Supporting Intentions, The Yale Law Journal; November 1, 2013; Girgis, Sherif

DEFENSE WITNESS AS “ACCOMPLICE”: SHOULD THE TRIAL JUDGE GIVE A “CARE AND CAUTION” INSTRUCTION?, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology; October 1, 2005; Fishman, Clifford S

“Soft Words of Hope:” Giglio, Accomplice Witnesses, and the Problem of Implied Inducements, Northwestern University Law Review; April 1, 2004; Cassidy, R. Michael

New York Court of Appeals: Key Witness Might Have Been Accomplice, Daily Record (Rochester, NY); February 20, 2014; Champagne, Denise M

On the Difference between Omission Criminal Made and Accomplice/LA DISTINCTION ENTRE UN OFFENSEUR PRINCIPAL ET UN COMPLICE D’INACTION, Canadian Social Science; May 1, 2010; Hong, Qiu-hua

Losing All Sense of Just Proportion: The Peculiar Law of Accomplice Liability, St. John’
s Law Review; January 1, 2013; Heyman, Michael

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Uncover Online Auction Fraud; Data Mining Software Fingers Both Perpetrators and Accomplices., AScribe Law News Service; December 5, 2006

Mission ‘Accomplice’d: Theater Successfully Sends Up Mystery Genre, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); January 25, 2006; Morgan, Scott C.

Should murder accomplices face execution?, Stateline.org; August 13, 2008

New York Court of Appeals: Trial Court Should Have Issued Accomplice Charge, Daily Record (Rochester, NY); April 4, 2014; Champagne, Denise M

A question of intent: aiding and abetting law and the rule of accomplice liability under section 924(c). (18 U.S.C. section 924(c)), Michigan Law Review; December 1, 1997; Robinson, Tyler B.

Texas Appears Set to Execute Accomplice; Man Was Outside When His Partner Killed Store Clerk, The Washington Post; August 21, 2008; Darryl Fears – Washington Post Staff Writer

Two lawyers believe Gacy had accomplice, The Herald News – Joliet (IL); February 10, 2012

Accomplice Sought in Reporter Case, AP Online; February 16, 2002; KATHY GANNON, Associated Press Writer

Pakistani Cops Search for Accomplice, AP Online; February 15, 2002; KATHY GANNON, Associated Press Writer

MYSTERY LOVES YOUR COMPANY IN ‘ACCOMPLICE’, Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); February 18, 2005; Evan Henerson Theater Critic

MYSTERY LOVES YOUR COMPANY IN ‘ACCOMPLICE’.(U), Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); February 18, 2005

Armed Bank Robber Pleads Guilty to October 2013 Robbery in Dundalk Used Inside Information Provided by His Accomplice, States News Service; May 2, 2014

‘The Accomplice,’ by Charles Robbins (Posted 2012-12-17 22:44:38), The Washington Post; December 17, 2012; Corrigan, Maureen

The accomplice in American military law, Air Force Law Review; January 1, 1998; Young, James A III