TCA 39-11-407
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What does this charge mean?
In a case where someone is being prosecuted for helping another person commit a crime, it is not a defense that: (1) the other person could not legally commit the crime by themselves, or (2) the other person was never caught, tried, convicted, or is protected from prosecution.
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In a prosecution in which a person‘s criminal responsibility is based upon the conduct of another, the person may be convicted on proof of commission of the offense and that the person was a party to or facilitated its commission, and it is no defense that: (1) The other belongs to a class of persons who by definition of the offense is legally incapable of committing the offense in an individual capacity; or (2) The person for whose conduct the defendant is criminally responsible has been acquitted, has not been prosecuted or convicted, has been convicted of a different offense or different type or class of offense, or is immune from prosecution.
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TCA Section39-11-407