Yep, it would be interesting to hear what the jurors say, what this person’s background is, who was with him when he borrowed the car, etc.
I very much agree that the driver of a getaway car is just as guilty as the bank robbers, assuming he was knowingly and willingly there at the crime scene.
(It’s not all that uncommon for criminals to conscript an acquaintance or even a random person to be the driver and use his/her vehicle in the crime.)
This case is quite insane, from what the car owner supposedly had been told. From what I’ve read, he wasn’t in on the planning and certainly wasn’t there for the execution of the crime.
This would be akin to holding a landlord responsible for the crimes of his tenants. Crimes the landlord knew nothing about. Even if someone alleged that something was going on at one of his properties the landlord still should not automatically be at fault. That would be ridiculous, just like this case of the sleeping (drunk) car owner.