UJI 14-2823 NMRA
UJI 14-2823. Accessory to the crime; not established by mere presence; circumstantial evidence sufficient.
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Mere presence of the defendant, and even mental approbation, if unaccompanied by
outward manifestation or expression of such approval, is insufficient to establish that the
defendant aided and abetted a crime. However, the evidence of aiding and abetting
may be as broad and varied as are the means of communicating thought from one
individual to another; by acts, conduct, words, signs or by any means sufficient to incite,
encourage or instigate commission of the crime.