if a defendant uses a victim as an accomplice to commit robbery, how will the defendant be charged?
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if a defendant uses a victim as an accomplice to commit robbery, how will the defendant be charged?
Asked on April 30, 2012 under Criminal Law, California
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Kevin Bessant / Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The defendant will still be charged with robbery, even if he had the victim participate through duress or coercion. In robbery cases, the victim is usually the person being robbed, so I am unsure what you mean when you say "used the victim as an accomplice". An accomplice is one who helps carry out the criminal conduct, in this case the robbery, and that person can be charged criminally for being an accomplice.
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