I should have seen it coming. Yesterday I discussed aiding and abetting, and accessory before the fact. Naturally I was asked the completely logical question of “Is there such a thing as accessory after the fact?” Absolutely, there is. Section 97-1-5 of the Mississippi Code Annotated defines accessory after the fact, stating as follows: Every person who [...]
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These posts discuss “inchoate” crimes under Mississippi law. Inchoate crimes, also called “incomplete crimes” are crimes themselves, but you are punished for seeking or preparing to commit another crime. These crimes include attempt, accessory before and after the fact, solicitation, and conspiracy.
In Mississippi, “aiding and abetting” and “accessory before the fact” are how you can be charged with a crime when you didn’t even do it. If you “help” someone to commit a crime, that is, you know of someone’s plan to commit a crime, and you do something to help them commit it, you have [...]
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