State v. Lomu

{31 I concur in the majority opinion. I write separately to suggest that our accomplice liability statute be amended to clearly reflect relevant case law and that, in the interim, trial judges would do well to instruct juries on that case law if requested.

182 The accomplice liability statute expands criminal lability to embrace a person who assists another person to commit an offense:

'Every person, acting with the mental state required for the commission of an offense who directly commits the offense, who solicits, requests, commands, encourages, or intentionally aids another person to engage…