Juan was a high-ranking member of the gangster disciples who was imprisoned in a maximum security federal facility. He regularly calls lower ranking members and instructs them to do his bidding on the street. Juan recently called a member and instructed him to do a drive by shooting at the home of a fellow member who has been associating with a rival gang. What theory will extend criminal liability to Juan?
A) accomplice liability
B) principal liability
C) derivative liability
D) accessory liability

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Accomplice liability applies because Juan, though not present at the crime scene, facilitated the commission of the crime by instructing a lower-ranking member to carry out the drive-by shooting, making him criminally liable as an accomplice.

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