Court Opinion

ID: 9578649
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 21:47:05.72903+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:33:11.652346
License: Public Domain

Justice Webb
concurring.
I concur in the result reached by the majority. I believe Justice Mitchell is correct in saying that the law in this state is that if two or more persons act in concert to commit a crime, each of them is guilty of any crime committed by the other in pursuance of the common purpose or as a natural consequence thereof. I do not believe the rule applies in this case, however.
The murders committed by Tony Sidden were not done in pursuance of a common purpose to kidnap the two victims or as a natural consequence thereof. For that reason, the defendant is not guilty of first-degree murder based on the premeditation and deliberation of Tony Sidden.