Roberts v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 26 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “Now, if you believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant, Rogelio Delacerda, in Harris County, Texas, on or about the 21st day of January, 1997, did then and there unlawfully and intentionally or knowingly shoot a firearm at an unknown person, intending or knowing that serious bodily injury or death would occur to an unknown person, but instead missed an unknown person and hit Jesus Roberto Contreras, causing the death of Jesus Roberto Contreras with the use of a deadly weapon, namely a firearm, then you will find the defendant guilty of murder, as charged in the indictment.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Rogelio Delacerda v. State · Estrada v. State

2. “A person is nevertheless criminally responsible for causing a result if the only difference between what actually occurred and what he desired, contemplated, or risked is that a different person or property was injured, harmed, or otherwise affected. • Now, if you believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that in Harris County, Texas, on or about the 5th day of January, 2012,- [appellant], and Cody Lee Evans and/or Michael Estrada, did then and there unlawfully and intentionally or knowingly or with criminal negligence -drive a motor vehicle at another person, intending or knowing that serious bodily injury would occur to the other person, but instead, struck a motor vehicle occupied by [A.D.], causing serious bodily injury to [A.D.], a child younger than fifteen years of age, then you find the defendant guilty of intentionally or knowingly causing seri ous bodily injury to a child yoxmger than fifteen years- of age, as- charged in the indictment. -”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Alexandro Jordan Bravo v. State

3. “caused the death of another person. See Tex. Penal Code § 19.02(b)(1). Capital murder requires proof that a person murdered more than one person during the same criminal transaction. See id. § 19.03(a)(7)(A).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Owens v. State