People v. Smock

The interesting question presented in this appeal is: to what extent may participants in an illegal trespass be found guilty of crimes committed by some of the trespassers absent specific identification. In this case 100 to 120 persons, more or less, participated in a trespass which resulted in vandalism, malicious destruction of private property and arson. These five appellants were among seven defendants arrested at the scene of the criminal activity, a school construe*613tion site in Roscommon County, and later convicted by a jury of two counts of arson.1 Two defendants did not appeal.

Appellant…