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Van Buren asks if accessory to murder is a class A or B felony. Accessory to murder, before or after the fact, is usually charged as a class B felony. Accomplice to murder, however, is charged as a class A-I felony, an accomplice is considered just as culpable in the eyes of the law and faces the same penalties.
The difference being that an accessory did not actively participate in the murder itself, however they took some action to assist the person who committed the murder either before or after the crime; if someone lets another person borrow their gun (without knowing their intent), knowing that person was legally prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm because they are a felon, and the gun is used in a murder, that is an example of accessory to murder before the fact; if someone knowingly hides another person from the police, or gives them shelter, knowing they are wanted for murder that is accessory after the fact. An accomplice on the other hand is someone who actively participated in a murder, they may not have actually done any killing themself, but they knowingly and willingly helped another person to commit a murder; this could include driving someone to the scene of a murder and acting as a lookout, knowing they intended to commit murder; or allowing someone access to an area or location they normally wouldn't have access to in order to kill someone.
The difference being that an accessory did not actively participate in the murder itself, however they took some action to assist the person who committed the murder either before or after the crime; if someone lets another person borrow their gun (without knowing their intent), knowing that person was legally prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm because they are a felon, and the gun is used in a murder, that is an example of accessory to murder before the fact; if someone knowingly hides another person from the police, or gives them shelter, knowing they are wanted for murder that is accessory after the fact. An accomplice on the other hand is someone who actively participated in a murder, they may not have actually done any killing themself, but they knowingly and willingly helped another person to commit a murder; this could include driving someone to the scene of a murder and acting as a lookout, knowing they intended to commit murder; or allowing someone access to an area or location they normally wouldn't have access to in order to kill someone.
When Briscoe and Logan are interviewing Hudson at the studio, Hudson mentions an actual case where a woman in Florida who was shot by her husband at their daughter's grave. The woman, Maritza Martin, had been talking to a Telemundo news crew at her daughter's grave on 18 January 1993 when her ex-husband, Emilio Nunez, pulled a gun and shot her. He blamed her for their pregnant 15-year-old daughter's suicide two months previously. In 2000, Nunez was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life, eligible for parole in 2017.
This is the first episode for S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren and for Jill Hennessy as Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid. Merkerson had appeared as another character in the Season 1 episode Mushrooms (1991). The network had insisted that women characters be added to the show in order to attract more female viewers.
This episode appears to be based on several cases of revenge killings caught on camera there include:
- The November 3, 1988, episode of The Geraldo Rivera Show (1987). The episode involved white supremacists, anti-racist skinheads, black activists, and Jewish activists. A confrontation occurred between John Metzger (the son of white supremacist Tom Metzger) and Roy Innis. Metzger goaded Innis by referring to him as "Uncle Tom." Innis then walked over to Metzger and forcefully grabbed him by the neck. Subsequently, a full-scale brawl broke out with chairs hurled and punches thrown. Audience members, several stage hands, and Rivera himself got involved, throwing a few punches at a white supremacist. In the process, Rivera was struck in the face by a chair and wound up with a broken nose. He did not press charges, saying he did not wish to be "tied up [in court] with the roaches" and also claiming that "if there ever was a case of deserved violence, this was it." The ratings for this pre-taped show went through the roof, as news of the fight attracted attention to the episode even before it aired.
- The 1984 Gary Plauché case. Plauché murdered Jeff Doucet, who had kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and molested Plauché's son, Jody. The killing occurred on Friday, March 16, 1984, and was captured on camera by a local news crew. Plauché shot and killed Doucet, and he was given a seven-year suspended sentence with five years' probation and 300 hours of community service for the shooting and received no prison time. The case received wide publicity because some people questioned whether Plauché should have been charged with murder or let off. Plauché stated that he was in the right, and that those in a similar position would have done the same thing.
- This Law & Order episode also seems like a tragic foreshadowing of future violent events involving talk show guests shortly after they had appeared on talk shows. These included the deaths of Scott Amedure (Jenny Jones (1991)); of Charlene Burkey (Forgive or Forget (1998), hosted by Robin Givens); and of Nancy Campbell-Panitz The Jerry Springer Show (1991).
Van Buren asks if accessory to murder is a class A or B felony. Accessory to murder, before or after the fact, is usually charged as a class B felony. Accomplice to murder, however, is charged as a class A-I felony, an accomplice is considered just as culpable in the eyes of the law and faces the same penalties.
The difference being that an accessory did not actively participate in the murder itself, however they took some action to assist the person who committed the murder either before or after the crime; if someone lets another person borrow their gun (without knowing their intent), knowing that person was legally prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm because they are a felon, and the gun is used in a murder, that is an example of accessory to murder before the fact; if someone knowingly hides another person from the police, or gives them shelter, knowing they are wanted for murder that is accessory after the fact. An accomplice on the other hand is someone who actively participated in a murder, they may not have actually done any killing themself, but they knowingly and willingly helped another person to commit a murder; this could include driving someone to the scene of a murder and acting as a lookout, knowing they intended to commit murder; or allowing someone access to an area or location they normally wouldn't have access to in order to kill someone.
The difference being that an accessory did not actively participate in the murder itself, however they took some action to assist the person who committed the murder either before or after the crime; if someone lets another person borrow their gun (without knowing their intent), knowing that person was legally prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm because they are a felon, and the gun is used in a murder, that is an example of accessory to murder before the fact; if someone knowingly hides another person from the police, or gives them shelter, knowing they are wanted for murder that is accessory after the fact. An accomplice on the other hand is someone who actively participated in a murder, they may not have actually done any killing themself, but they knowingly and willingly helped another person to commit a murder; this could include driving someone to the scene of a murder and acting as a lookout, knowing they intended to commit murder; or allowing someone access to an area or location they normally wouldn't have access to in order to kill someone.
Chris Noth (Detective Mike Logan) & David Krumholtz (Scotty Fisher) also worked together on seven episodes of The Good Wife (2009), as Peter Florrick & Josh Mariner respectively.
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