parties to a crime

1. PARTIES TO A CRIME

2. Principal in the first degree
 Actual perpetrator of
the crime

3. Principal in the second degree
 A person who was
present when the
crime was
committed, and
assisted or
encouraged the
perpetrator
 Could be “present”
but outside the
crime scene – eg:
getaway driver

4. Accessory before the fact
 A person who
helped to plan the
event but wasn’t
there when it
occurred.

5. Accessory after the fact
 A person who,
knowing about the
crime, helped the
offender afterwards

6. Correctly identify all the parties to the crime occurring here.
Accessories can also be called ‘aiding and
abetting’.