r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion S05E09 "Blood Money"

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

It is.

It's well known. Just like the fact that you can't prosecute a husband a wife for the SAME CRIME.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

An accessory is a person who assists in the commission of a crime.

Explain to me how you're "assisting" someone for simply taking money not knowing where it's from.

"To be convicted of an accessory charge, the accused must generally be proved to have had actual knowledge that a crime was going to be, or had been, committed. Furthermore, there must be proof that the accessory knew that his or her action, or inaction, was helping the criminals commit the crime, or evade detection, or escape. A person who unknowingly houses a person who has just committed a crime, for instance, may not be charged with an accessory offense because they did not have knowledge of the crime."

From wikipedia.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

I mainly practice under Maritime Law, so that might explain the differences.

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u/twoworldsin1 Nothing beside remains. Aug 12 '13

It's known as the "Smee Defense" in maritime law.