Excluding situations where the defendant was merely a party to the murder, the key issue is determining the level or degree of involvement in the crime.
<h3>Who are the parties to a crime?</h3>
The parties to an offense can be divided into two:
- Principal Offenders.
- Secondary Offenders.
The principal offenders are the persons whose activity immediately causes the physical injury suffered by the crime victim. The principal offenders may be:
- Principals in the first degree
- Principals in the second degree.
The secondary offenders are the accomplices or accessories who helped or encouraged the principal offenders, and fall into two classifications:
- Accessories before the fact
- Accessories after the fact.
Thus, excluding situations where the defendant was merely a party to the murder, the key issue is determining the level or degree of involvement in the crime.
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