George spent most of the afternoon playing cards with Chuck. A man carrying cash walked by and Chuck pulled a knife and robbed the man with the cash. Both George and Chuck fled the scene. George was caught; Chuck never was.
-George is unlikely to be charged with a crime because flight from the scene of a crime is not enough to prove

Question

George spent most of the afternoon playing cards with Chuck. A man carrying cash walked by and Chuck pulled a knife and robbed the man with the cash. Both George and Chuck fled the scene. George was caught; Chuck never was.
-​George is unlikely to be charged with a crime because flight from the scene of a crime is not enough to prove

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To be charged as an accomplice, there must be evidence of participation in the crime beyond merely being present or fleeing the scene. George's actions, as described, do not demonstrate the actus reus (guilty act) required for accomplice liability.

George Spent Most of the Afternoon Playing Cards with Chuck