§ 18-1-602 — Behavior of another

Colorado § 18-1-602

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 18: Criminal
• Art.: Provisions Applicable to

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(1) A person is legally accountable for the
behavior of another person if:

(a) He is made accountable for the conduct of that person by the statute
defining the offense or by specific provision of this code; or

(b) He acts with the culpable mental state sufficient for the commission of
the offense in question and he causes an innocent person to engage in such
behavior.

(2) As used in subsection (1) of this section, innocent person includes any
person who is not guilty of the offense in question, despite his behavior, because of
duress, legal incapacity or exemption, or unawareness of the criminal nature of the
conduct in question or of the defendant's criminal purpose, or any other factor
precluding the mental state sufficient for the commission of the offense in
question.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 406, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-1-702.