One who aids or abets a principal in the first degree as he or she commits the criminal act, or incites the commission of the crime, and who is actually or constructively present at the time of the commission is a principle after the fact.

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The statement describes a principle before the fact, not a principle after the fact. A principle after the fact is someone who helps a criminal escape or avoid arrest or punishment after the crime has been committed.

One Who Aids or Abets a Principal in the First