US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 4.2
Aiding and Abetting (18 U.S.C. § 2(b))
A defendant may be found guilty of the crime(s) charged even if the defendant did not
personally commit the act(s) constituting the crime if the defendant willfully caused an act to be
done that if directly performed by him would be an offense against the United States. A
defendant who puts in motion or causes the commission of an indispensable element of the
offense may be found guilty as if he had committed this element himself.
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