Question

Harold and Marci decide to burglarize Superior Jewelers. Their friend Carl, an employee at Superior, helps by telling them the location of the store vault. Marci drives a van to the store and acts as the lookout while Harold goes inside and cracks the safe. After Harold and Marci make their getaway, Harold meets a friend, Shawn, who was not involved in the actual burglary. Harold tells Shawn about the burglary, and Shawn helps Harold get a train out of town. David, a former classmate of Harold and Marci, witnesses the crime but does not tell the police, even though he recognizes both Harold and Marci. How will each person be charged? Explain your answers.

Answer 1

Answer: This is how each person will be charged:

Principal = Harold

Accomplice=Marci

Accessory before the fact = Carl

Accessory after the fact=Shawn, David

Explanation:

Principal :

Is the person who commit the actual crime , Harold is the one who went inside and cracked the safe hence he is the one who commited the actual crime.

Accomplice:

This is the person who assists someone to commit a crime , Marci drove the van to the place where Harold will commit this crime so she provided him with the transport to go and commit burglary and she is the one who helped Harold get away .

Accessory before the fact:

This is a charge given to someone who encourages ,counsels and aids someone to commit a crime eventhough this person will not be physcally there at the scene. Carl is the one who told them where the vault is located which encouraged them more to commit this crimes because they were equipped with knowledge.

accessory after the fact

This is a charge given to someone who helps a person who has committed a crime eventhough they were also not there at the scene. Shawn is told by Harold that him and merci have commited burglary but he decided to help him get away instead of reporting the crime. David saw the crime being commited but still didn't say a thing to the police.