Can you be Charged for Armed Robbery as an Accomplice
I was arrested for armed robbery, but I only drove my friends to the store.
I thought they were just going to shoplift some snacks, nothing serious.
The key issue is whether you knew they were armed and planning a robbery.
If you believe they were unarmed, that belief could be a valid defense.
So, if a jury believes I didn't know about the weapon, I might avoid an armed robbery conviction as an accomplice?
Exactly.
But, if the jury finds that you knew one of them was carrying a weapon, they could decide it was reasonably foreseeable that the weapon would be used during the theft.
And in that case, I could be convicted as an accomplice to armed robbery?
Yes.
Accomplice liability depends on your knowledge and whether the use of a weapon was foreseeable during the crime.
This is a common legal standard in such cases.