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N.Y. Penal Law § 20.10: Criminal liability for conduct of another; exemption

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 1. General Provisions
  3. Title B. Principles of Criminal Liability
  4. Article 20. Parties to Offenses and Liability Through Accessorial Conduct

§ 20.10 Criminal liability for conduct of another; exemption.

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 20.00 and 20.05, a person

is not criminally liable for conduct of another person constituting an

offense when his own conduct, though causing or aiding the commission of

such offense, is of a kind that is necessarily incidental thereto. If

such conduct constitutes a related but separate offense upon the part of

the actor, he is liable for that offense only and not for the conduct or

offense committed by the other person.

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