Say your driving a vehicle and you stop by at someones house and they run in and you didnt know that anything was going on and they stole something how can the driver get in trouble for that. I'm being serious so if your not dont answer
2006-11-01 18:37:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It is called accessory to the crime
you are seen in the eyes of the law as being a willing participant in the act---cut and dry !! Sorry !!
2006-11-01 18:50:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Whoever, knowing that an offense has been committed, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment, is an accessory after the fact; one who knowing a felony to have been committed by another, receives, relieves, comforts, or assists the felon in order to hinder the felon's apprehension, trial, or punishment. an accomplice, who normally is present at the crime and participates in some way. An accessory must generally have knowledge that a crime is being, or will be committed. A person with such knowledge may become an accessory by helping or encouraging the criminal in some way, or simply by failing to report the crime to proper authority. The assistance to the criminal may be of any type, including emotional or financial assistance as well as physical assistance or concealment.
A person who incites another to a crime will become a member of a conspiracy if agreement is reached, and may then be considered an accessory or a joint principal if the crime is eventually committed.
In the United States, a person who learns of the crime and gives some form of assistance before the crime is committed is known as an "accessory before the fact". A person who learns of the crime after it is committed and helps the criminal to conceal it, or aids the criminal in escaping, or simply fails to report the crime, is known as an "accessory after the fact". A person who does both is sometimes referred to as an "accessory before and after the fact", but this usage is less common.
U.S.C. 18 An accessory is a person who assists in the commission of a crime, but does not actually participate in the commission of the crime as a joint principal. The distinction between an accessory and a principal is a question of fact and degree:
2006-11-02 06:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by Bxrock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first off, are you stating the police chased you to the house? got caught? If the police doesn't know about it then don't tell them. but if they do, then like the others have stated you are an accessory, accomplice, whether you knew about it or not. most likely those who did know about it will deny it all the way, try to get themselves cleared, but as much as we'd like to think the law is stupid, it's not. what you can do though, is ge a really good lawyer to prove your innocence. regardless, if they just stole something so small you didn't even notice the crime isn't that serious, but if it's something more than 5 finger discounting you may have issues.
2006-11-02 03:03:52 · answer #3 · answered by shrtcke_oz 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can definitely be prosecuted for this, but lack of knowledge of the crime is an admissable defense - you would simply have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you didn't have knowledge of the fact that anything was taken, and wouldn't have been expected to know. The laws have gotten a little bit sticker on this issue, but if you didn't know, and can prove it, you should be off the hook.
2006-11-02 09:40:34 · answer #4 · answered by JenV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Canada it would be called "break and enter" even if you didn't go into the house you would still be charged with it as a you are a party to the offence.
You will have a hard time getting anyone to believe that you didn't know what was going on, including me.
2006-11-02 06:15:59 · answer #5 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the driver knew what happened AFTER the theft, the driver would be an 'accessory after the fact.' I'm pretty sure on that, but perhaps the driver should discuss it with their lawyer.
2006-11-02 02:41:58 · answer #6 · answered by Tony C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the driver of the vehicle, you are legally in control of the vehicle and its contents.
2006-11-02 03:49:29 · answer #7 · answered by kitty fresh & hissin' crew 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An Accessory or to a lesser degree, an accomplice to a crime.
2006-11-03 01:10:43 · answer #8 · answered by relaxed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a lawyer, pick a good one, no yellow pages ! Seriously !
"Wheel man gets the same punishment" unfortunately.
2006-11-02 02:40:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think you should be in trouble, but you should stop hanging out with those theeves
2006-11-02 02:39:24 · answer #10 · answered by hanumistee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋