The modern view is that since accessories after the fact are involved following the completion of a crime, they should be treated as harshly as the perpetrator of the crime or accomplices.

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Accessories after the fact, who assist a perpetrator after a crime has been committed, are generally not treated as harshly as the perpetrators or accomplices because their involvement does not directly contribute to the commission of the crime itself.

The Modern View Is That Since Accessories After the Fact