State v. Scott

Ferdinand Brown was arrested on March 26, 1985, along with two other individuals, while riding in the back of an automobile which had been seen near the site of a burglary. On the seat next to Brown, police found several pieces of electronics equipment which were identified as missing from the burglarized apartment.

At Brown's trial, the State argued that while Brown may not have personally removed the stolen items from the apartment, he was an accomplice to the burglary. Brown offered, and the trial court accepted, an instruction on accomplice liability that described "knowledge" as an…