State v. Stein

— Jack Stein appeals his convictions of three counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary. We conclude that the court’s instructions erroneously allowed the jury to convict Stein on the basis of vicarious liability without finding that he was legally accountable as an accomplice. Because this is prejudicial error, we reverse.

FACTS

Jack Stein believed that a group of people, including his father’s appointed guardian, Ned Hall, and his father’s long-term companion, Thelma Lund, were conspiring to control and deprive him of the substantial assets in his father’s estate. As a result, in…