KRS 502.040

Liability for conduct of another -- Exemptions

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Graves v. Commonwealth (2000)

Most recently applied in Iris Jennings v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (June 2016)

Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky

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A person is not guilty under KRS 502.010 or 502.020 for an offense committed by another person when:

(1) The offense is so defined that his conduct is inevitably incident to its commission; or (2) Prior to the commission of the offense, he manifests a voluntary and complete renunciation, as defined in KRS 506.060, of his criminal purposes and:

(a) Deprives his prior effort of its effectiveness in such commission; or (b) Gives timely warning to the proper law enforcement authorities or otherwise makes proper effort to prevent commission of the offense.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.