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Florida Crime is Punishable if You Plan, Help or Participate

The Law

A crime is a crime in Florida and you could face criminal penalties just as severe as if you were the main perpetrator even as an accessory, although you may not be considered the main perpetrator of the crime in Florida. Answer NO Questions: Call An Attorney No matter what crime you may be arrested for or accused of call an attorney immediately. Ask for your phone call and do not answer any questions no matter your innocence or guilt in the matter. Anything you say may be the wrong thing. You are not an attorney, you do not know the laws inside and out. You can damage your case answering any questions without an attorney.  Contact criminal defense attorney Roddy Lanigan if you are arrested and accused of being involved in a crime. Lanigan and Lanigan, P.L., are experienced attorneys who provide aggressive representation with a personal touch. The State of Florida doesn’t make any distinction between the criminal liability of perpetrators and their accomplices. All can be punished equally, whether they actually perpetrate a crime or help to make it happen. If you helped prepare, plan, support, aid or assure that a crime occurs, you’re as guilty in the eyes of Florida law, as a principal who committed a crime. Conspirator or Accomplice? The only difference between accomplices and conspirators is that accomplices are helpers in the crime. Conspirators are principals in a crime. Conspirators are two or more who agree to commit a crime.  Conspiracy is a controversial crime because conspirators can be guilty even if the crime that they agree to commit never occurs. Conspirators can be punished for illegal plans...