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      (a)      In this section, the words "accessory before the fact" and "principal" have their judicially determined meanings.

      (b)      Except for a sentencing proceeding under § 2-303 or § 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.