People v. Etie

In People v. Etie (1953) 119 Cal.App.2d 23, the defendant took a rush order for checks to a printer at the request of some acquaintances. When the acquaintances signed fictitious names to the checks the defendant was charged as an aider and abetter. He denied guilt, contending that he had simply ordered the checks and was paid for doing so. The Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction; it was sufficient to establish aiding and abetting that defendant knew that the checks would further a criminal purpose. (119 Cal.App.2d pp. 27-29.)