A person encouraging or facilitating the commission of a crime could be held criminally liable not only for that crime, but for any other offense that was a natural and probable consequence of the crime aided and abetted.

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This is the legal principle of "natural and probable consequences." If someone helps or encourages another person to commit a crime, and that crime leads to another crime that was a foreseeable result of the initial crime, the aider and abettor can be held responsible for both crimes.

A Person Encouraging or Facilitating the Commission of a Crime