Question

The ______ doctrine provides that a person encouraging or facilitating the commission of a crime will be held liable as an accomplice for the crime he or she aided and abetted as well as for the crimes that are a likely and feasible outcome of the criminal conduct

Answer 1

Answer:

natural and probable consequence          

Explanation:

The natural and probable consequence doctrine provides that a person encouraging or facilitating the commission of a crime will be held liable as an accomplice for the crime he or she aided and abetted as well as for the crimes that are a likely and feasible outcome of the criminal conduct .

The natural and probable consequence doctrine states that an individual who aided another in committing a crime is liable for the crime committed and also for other related crimes which resulted in the process of committing that crime. For example, if an individual aids another the crime of home invasion and in the process occupants of the house where assaulted, according to the natural and probable consequence doctrine, the abettor is guilty of home invasion, assault even though he/she was not physically involved in the assault.