Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-402
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Liability for conduct of another generally
Official statutory text
A person is criminally liable for the conduct of another person if: (1) The person is made criminally liable for the conduct of another person by the statute defining the offense; (2) The person is an accomplice of another person in the commission of an offense; or (3) Acting with a culpable mental state sufficient for the commission of the offense, the person causes another person to engage in conduct that would constitute an offense but for a defense available to the other person. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 302; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-302.
A person is criminally liable for the conduct of another person if:
(1) The person is made criminally liable for the conduct of another person by the statute defining the offense;
(2) The person is an accomplice of another person in the commission of an offense; or
(3) Acting with a culpable mental state sufficient for the commission of the offense, the person causes another person to engage in conduct that would constitute an offense but for a defense available to the other person.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 302; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-302.
A person is criminally liable for the conduct of another person if:
(1) The person is made criminally liable for the conduct of another person by the statute defining the offense;
(2) The person is an accomplice of another person in the commission of an offense; or
(3) Acting with a culpable mental state sufficient for the commission of the offense, the person causes another person to engage in conduct that would constitute an offense but for a defense available to the other person.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 302; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-302.
Status: in_force
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