(a) In this section, the words 'accessory before the fact' and 'principal' have their judicially determined meanings. (b) Except for a sentencing proceeding under § 2–304 of the Criminal Law Article: (1) the distinction between an accessory before the fact and a principal is abrogated; and (2) an accessory before the fact may be charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced as a principal. (c) An accessory before the fact may be charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced for a crime regardless of whether a principal in the crime has been: (1) charged with the crime; (2) acquitted of the crime; or (3) convicted of a lesser or different crime. (d) If a crime is committed in the State, an accessory before the fact may be charged, tried and convicted, and sentenced in a county where: (1) an act of accessoryship was committed; or (2) a principal in the crime may be charged, tried and convicted, and sentenced.
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