N.Y. PEN Law § 20.10
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 20.10, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Criminal liability for conduct of another; exemption
Official statutory text
§ 20.10 Criminal liability for conduct of another; exemption.\n Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 20.00 and 20.05, a person\nis not criminally liable for conduct of another person constituting an\noffense when his own conduct, though causing or aiding the commission of\nsuch offense, is of a kind that is necessarily incidental thereto. If\nsuch conduct constitutes a related but separate offense upon the part of\nthe actor, he is liable for that offense only and not for the conduct or\noffense committed by the other person.\n
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