Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-206 (2026)

Prosecuting for aiding and abetting

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A person who aids, abets, procures, or causes another to commit any offense may be prosecuted and punished as if he were the principal offender.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 86 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: State v. Stubbendieck, 924 N.W.2d 711 (Neb. 2019).
State v. Stubbendieck, 924 N.W.2d 711 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 5× “(a) Aiding and Abetting In Nebraska, aiding and abetting under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-206 (Reissue 2016) is not a separate crime.”
State v. Contreras, 688 N.W.2d 580 (Neb. 2004). · cites it 12× “The State’s proposed instruction quoted Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-206 (Reissue 1995) as follows: “A person who aids, abets, procures, or causes another to commit any offense may be prosecuted and punished as if he were the principal offender.”
State v. Price, 944 N.W.2d 279 (Neb. 2020). · cites it 4× “Nartey identified Price as one of the men who carried out the assault and robbery, and there was also circumstantial evidence including the surveillance video and the testimony of a police officer that placed Price in the vicinity of the incident around the time that the…”
State v. Casterline, 878 N.W.2d 38 (Neb. 2016). · cites it 3× “14 (b) Evidence Against Casterline We review the State’s evidence against Casterline to deter- mine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of first degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez, 549 U.S. 183 (2007). · cites it 2× “§§ 45-2-301 , 45-2-302 (2005); Neb.Rev.Stat. § 28-206 (1995); Nev.Rev. Stat.”
State v. Devers, 986 N.W.2d 747 (Neb. 2023). · cites it 5× “§ 28-206 (Reissue 2016), the conviction of the principal is not necessary for the conviction of an aider and abettor.”
State v. Burlison, 583 N.W.2d 31 (Neb. 1998). · cites it 4× “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 28-206 (Reissue 1995); State v.”
State v. Oliveira-Coutinho, 933 N.W.2d 825 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 7× “He argued that the statute “makes the fatal assumption” that those who are subject to it understand they can be prosecuted under an alternative theory, and he asserts that because he does not speak English, he was not aware of the possibility of being convicted as an aider or…”
State v. Barfield, 723 N.W.2d 303 (Neb. 2006). · cites it 3× “The aiding and abetting statute, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-206 (Reissue 1995), provides that “[a] person who aids, abets, procures, or causes another to commit any offense may be prosecuted and punished as if he were the principal offender.”
State v. Leonor, 638 N.W.2d 798 (Neb. 2002). · cites it 4× “While the information did not describe Leonor as an aider and abettor, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-206 (Reissue 1995) provides that a person who aids, abets, procures, or causes another to commit any offense may be prosecuted and punished as if he or she were the principal offender.”
State v. Casares, 864 N.W.2d 667 (Neb. 2015). · cites it 3× “4 See Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-206 and 28-304 (Reissue 2008).”
State v. Ettleman, 930 N.W.2d 538 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 2× “§ 28-416 (Reissue 2016) ; count II, aiding and abetting delivery of a controlled substance, a Class II felony, pursuant to § 28-416 and Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-206 (Reissue 2016) ; and count III, child abuse, a Class IIIA felony, pursuant to Neb.”
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