Then you did not commit a crime. I assume you mean, "What do you do if you are charged with a crime you did not commit?" The answer is, "You get a lawyer."
Yes, happens all the time. Not the punishment they deserve.
If you commit a crime in one state and flee to another, you can still be prosecuted for the crime in the state where it occurred. Law enforcement agencies in both states can work together to apprehend you and bring you to justice.
An inchoate offense is the crime of preparing to commit another crime, ie conspiracy. In court, the crime or offense must have mens rea. For example you must be found guilty of the inchoate crime of solicitation of murder, they must intend a person to die.
Commit is the verb commonly used for crimes. For example, "He committed a crime."
If you were with a person who committed the crime, you are an accessory to a crime. (There are exceptions. It depends on what you mean by the word with. If you were with a person and totally unaware he was going to commit a crime and did nothing to participate in the crime, there may be an exception. I know of one case where a woman discovered she was with a drug dealer. She took her stuff and walked to the bus station and caught a bus. The law left her alone.) It depends on what you knew and when you knew it and what you did about it.
The verb for crime is "commit."
The worst crime to commit is Cannibalism.Eating another human is being Inhumane.
Commit a crime
In keeping with the letter of the law, a boy should never commit a crime.
Well...if the justic system is any good and they get caught they get in trouble... it mainly depends on the crime and if they are caught.
There is no such thing as mildly illegal. Either you commit a crime or you don't.