Opinion ID: 1408550
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Heading: Instructions on Liability of an Accomplice.

Text: The trial court instructed the jury in the language of CALJIC No. 3.01, which explained which persons are liable as aiders and abettors of a crime. That instruction read: A person aids and abets the commission of a crime if, with knowledge of the unlawful purpose of the perpetrator of the crime, he aids, promotes, encourages or instigates by act or advice the commission of such crime. In People v. Beeman (1984) 35 Cal.3d 547 [199 Cal. Rptr. 60, 674 P.2d 1318], we held CALJIC No. 3.01 erroneous because it failed to require that the person not only know the criminal purpose of the perpetrator but also act with an intent or purpose either of committing, or of encouraging or facilitating commission of, the offense. (P. 560.) At retrial the court should instruct the jury in accord with the Beeman decision. [9]