You hear from your old neighbors that your new neighbor was once convicted of murder. So you search on the Internet and find out otherwise.
He didn't pull the trigger in a botched break-in eight years ago. But he did drive the getaway car.
That makes him an accessory, an accomplice rather than a killer.
Would that fact make him less culpable in your eyes?
Would it change the way you deal with him? Would you suddenly invite him to your Christmas party or keep still your distance?