Scott v. State

Ashlee Nicole Scott v. State of Maryland, No. 853, September Term, 2024. Opinion by Lazerow, J. CRIMINAL LAW – SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE – ACCOMPLICE LIABILITY Accomplice liability manifests in two ways: first, responsibility for the principal offense, and second, responsibility for other criminal acts incidental to the commission of the principal offense. To establish a defendant’s responsibility for the principal offense, the State must prove that the accused participated in the offense either as a principal in the second degree or as an accessory before the fact. To establish a…