Hensley v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1955
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
May 1974
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ruby Lumber Co. v. K. v. Johnson Co. · Deaton, Haddix and White v. Commonwealth · Smiddy v. Commonwealth · Turner v. Commonwealth · Titsworth v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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““ * * * To constitute one an aider or abettor in the commission of a crime he must be actually or constructively present when it is committed and participate in its commission by some act, word, deed, or gesture. It is not essen tial that there should be a prearranged agreement between him and his code-fendants, but it is necessary that one charged with aiding and abetting be guilty either of some overt act or advocacy or encouragement of his principal in some way in the commission of the unlawful act.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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