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The degree of culpability necessary to prove a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 752(a), "aiding and assisting" an escape, is governed by the same principles as those under the general aiding and assisting statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2. United States v. Castro, 621 F.2d 127, 129 (5th Cir. 1980).
[cited in JM 9-69.500]