In Colorado common law, people who aid and abet the commission of a crime are accomplices. Examples of aiding and abetting the commission of the offense are: Driving a bank robber to the bank, Distracting a store cashier so a shoplifter can steal undetected, Disabling a surveillance camera so a burglar can enter a home without being recorded. Under CRS 18-1-603, accomplices in Colorado are treated no differently than the principals - the people who physically executed the underlying crime. Principals and accomplices face the exact same criminal charges since they both contributed to the commission of the crime. Therefore, an aider of first-degree assault would face first-degree assault charges. And an abettor of second-degree assault would face second-degree assault charges, etc.