State v. Hayes

¶1 A defendant must be a leader of a criminal profiteering organization, not just a member, in order to be convicted of the offense of leading organized crime. In this case, it was error to give instructions on accomplice liability that permitted appellant Larry Hayes to be convicted of leading organized crime even if the jury found that Hayes was merely aiding and abetting the leader. We therefore reverse the conviction. Two convictions for possession of a stolen vehicle are also reversed. The remaining twelve convictions are affirmed.

¶2 The trial of Hayes began on May 20, 2009. He was…