American Assassins: The Darker Side of Politics

[Laurie Verge]

I believe that they used the same legal principle on Charlie that they used on Mary Surratt, Arnold, and O'Laughlen -- vicarious liability -- when one enters into a conspiracy, one is responsible for what any member of that conspiracy might do. Manson was not present at the time of the murders, but he masterminded the scheme.

Do you suppose the prosecutors would have used the same principle if Osama bin Laden had been captured and put on trial?