Bacino v. People

Plaintipp in error, defendant below, was convicted of the larceny of a number of diamond rings of the property of the Mahan Jewelry Company of Colorado Springs. Defendant was tried as an accessory made a principal by section 13, chapter 48, ’35 C. S. A., which, so far as pertinent, provides: “An accessory is he or she who stands by and aids, abets or assists, or who, not being present, aiding, abetting or assisting, hath advised and encouraged the perpetration of the crime. He or she who thus aids, abets or assists, advises or encourages, shall be deemed and considered as principal and…