Unless otherwise provided by this Code or by the law defining the offense, a person is not an accomplice in an offense committed by another person if:

(1) He is a victim of that offense;
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(2) The offense is so defined that his conduct is inevitably incident to its commission; or
(3) He terminates his complicity prior to the commission of the offense and:

(a) Wholly deprives his complicity of effectiveness in the commission of the offense; or
(b) Gives timely warning to the law enforcement authorities or otherwise makes reasonable effort to prevent the commission of the offense.
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